A weapon, arm, or armament is any device used in order to inflict damage or harm to living beings, structures, or systems. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, self-defense, and warfare. In a broader context, weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a strategic, material or mental advantage over an adversary.
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Nuking asteroids could save the Earth — but we need to make it legal first
The schlocky 1998 Bruce Willis movie Armageddon was the highest grossing film of that year. The blockbuster saw a master ...
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North Korean dissidents raise $14K with 100th 'post-liberation visa' on Ethereum blockchain
Civil Cheollioma Defense selling special visas for Ethereum cryptocurrency, said to allow holders entry to North Korea 'upon ...
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The US Army wants us to pretend autonomous tanks aren't killer robots
Killer robots? Are you going to throw that in the Army's face everytime you have an argument? You're being irrational. Look, ...
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The future of war is cyber
Gone are the days where battles are fought in person-to-person conflicts. In the coming years, most wars will be waged via ...
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Politicians have failed us, it's time for AI to stop school shootings
Thoughts, prayers, and politicians have proven ineffective against the threat of school shootings. It's time to demand schools ...
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US Army's defense of killer robots sounds like the plot to War Games
The US Army has an incongruous message on its development of autonomous weapons systems. Did we learn nothing from the 1980s? ...
