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One of the things the Cold War taught us is that we almost destroyed the world with nuclear weapons several times because of accidents and misinterpretations, by both humans and computers. Having a human in the loop who was willing to say "no" or "wait"[0] may be why we are still here having this discussion today.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov

> A peaceful world is one where war is too risky for the decision makers, not the soldiers.

My point is that drones and autonomous weapons make it less risky for decision makers to engage in war, hence making it less peaceful.

Is anyone seriously threatening the US? I'd say lives are lost when soldiers are sent abroad, where they (maybe) shouldn't be. Consider this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_dilemma