This Week on Vanguard: Remote Control War
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Criss-crossing America to uncover some of the trend lines in warfighting technology, Kaj Larsen investigates the issue of remote control warfare.
***Vanguard is Current TV's original documentary series. Led by correspondents Laura Ling, Mariana van Zeller, Christof Putzel, Adam Yamaguchi and Kaj Larsen, Vanguard features enterprising reports from around the globe. It airs every Wednesday at 10pm on Current TV. And you can view all Vanguard stories by visiting current.com/vanguard.***
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andyjoe
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Re: autonomous robots. This link features a quote from an army general who is calling for "a system that has a certain degree of autonomy."
http://kungpowvoodo.blogspot.com/2010/08/looking-for-few-good-robots.html
- 1 year ago
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andyjoe
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I second the concerns expressed toward the end of this piece. When a government (or any group) can kill without risking lives from their side, how much more likely are they to turn to violence?
Beyond the moral quandary, how reliable are these machines? Are we sure they should be equipped with the power to kill and be given any degree of autonomy? This link describes an incident where a computerized weapon malfunctioned and killed 9 and maimed 15 in a training exercise.
http://kungpowvoodo.blogspot.com/2010/08/roboresponsibility.html
- 1 year ago
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andyjoe
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andyjoe
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Re: drones. It's worth noting Predators are now patrolling U.S. borders.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/09/eveningnews/main7038641.shtml
- 1 year ago
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andyjoe
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jtarrington
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"How do you fight against a machine that doesn't have to eat, doesn't have to sleep, not afraid of anything and it's so little that you can't see it?"
Great point Kaj. Great point. Because clearly tactical engagements with individual actors is what is going to help mitigate the terrorist threat.
Actually the opposite is true. Lauren, you have so completely missed the point on this one that it almost distracts from the more embarrassing self aggrandizement incipient in each of Kaj's pieces (Cue slow-mo pan with surfer dude glasses with austere background, Cue taj slipping in that he was a seal and knows about guns).
This piece constantly cites pipe dream tech as solutions to face the current threat. This is not widely accepted. Further, you failed to illuminate the core issue of remote control war... It, by definition, removes us (citizen/war fighter) from the effects of combat. Wasn't lowering the probable human costs of war central to selling the 2003 invasion? Isn't it essential that we illuminate this to prevent the "this war will be different" mistake in the future?
How could you get so distracted from the real story here. It's really pathetic. If your show was called "remote control nation" would it be about how cool advancements in remote control technology address the needs of our obese population who cant reach their tv sets? No, you'd hopefully address the root cause of why we use the remote in the first place, effects on the people, the nation, the world. Similarly "remote control war" isn't really about advances in new fighting systems as your show suggests. It is about the effect that pop-tech and distance has on our policy making.
Taj, you are like a lens grinder so proud of himself that he etches his name into his product. Your value is only in your ability to illuminate the subject and bring it into perspective and focus. Tonight you failed on two levels, you missed the real story, and you continued to inject yourself into it. Please get out of the way. You are obscuring our limited view. This "current" platform is too important for rookies who still have something to prove about themselves.
- 2 years ago
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jtarrington
