Designed to Kill: The Case Against Weapons Research

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Forge, John (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Research Ethics Forum, 1
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; Ethics.; Medical ethics.; System safety.; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics.; Security Science and Technology.

The pilot-less drones, smart bombs and other high-tech weapons on display in recent conflicts are all the outcome of weapons research. However, the kind of scientific and technological endeavour has been around for a long time, producing not only the armaments of Nazi Germany and the atomic bombs dr...