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Pentagon prepares to build £70bn robot army
The Daily Telegraph ^ | February 17, 2005 | Francis Harris

Posted on 02/16/2005 11:32:12 PM PST by MadIvan

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To: redgolum

"Why? It keeps our guys from getting shot. "Robotic" soldiers have been used since at least WWII. The Nazi's had a remote controlled mini tank back then."

As long as we're the only ones who have them?


41 posted on 02/17/2005 1:29:23 PM PST by Ramcat (Thank You American Veterans)
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To: MadIvan
This in the long run IMHO my very well turn out to be one of the coffins that nails the lid shut on western civilization. This program would be the death rattle of civic militarism.
42 posted on 02/17/2005 2:33:24 PM PST by Vote 4 Nixon (Let go of me you damn dirty ape!)
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To: MadIvan

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

~Had to be said~


43 posted on 02/17/2005 3:41:57 PM PST by roostercashews
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To: Viking8

Gotta hand it to Boeing, the love that technology and the dollars it brings in.


44 posted on 03/08/2005 10:01:51 AM PST by fwddeployed (fwddeployed)
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