Beast in the Machine
Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: Proliferation and Peril

1 RISE OF THE FIGHTING MACHINES
The Secret History of Robotic Warfare

2 ONE SHOT, ONE KILL, BY THE THOUSANDS
The Consequences of Universal Precision

3 LESSONS FROM BATTLE
Revolutionizing Combat Roles and Tactics

4 SHOCK OF THE NEW
The Evolution of Future Robotic Platforms

5 THE NEW KEY TERRAIN
Control of the Atmospheric Littoral

6 DANGEROUS THINKING
Blind Spots, Mistrust, and the Future of Combat AI

7 NO PUSH-BUTTON WARS
Robotics and the Spectrum of Military Operations

8 THE TEMPEST OF DISRUPTION
Impacts to Strategy and the Balance of Power

9 BELUA IN MACHINA
Machines, Morality, and the Heart of Darkness

10 THE WAY FORWARD

Photo: US Air Force / 2nd Lt Rebecca Abordo