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