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US wants first drones that can kill people truly independently

Small drones that can automatically spot, identify and target vehicles and people are planned by the US military, although humans would still be overseeing them

News

Military personnel investigating the poisoning of Sergei Skripal on 11 March in Salisbury

Health

What are Novichok nerve agents and did Russia do it?

News

Qasef-1 drone

Technology

Swarms of cheap drones are attacking missile defences in Yemen

News

TVs showing news coverage about missile tests

Humans

We may be overdue a massive war, says a statistical analysis

News

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Humans

Real-life Lord of the Flies experiment led us up the warpath

Features

It’s up to us if powerful AI embodies our virtues or our vices

Humans

It’s up to us if powerful AI embodies our virtues or our vices

Culture

Ghanya Naji Al-Naqeb

Humans

How refugee scientists can change the world

Culture

Destruction in Raqqa, Syria

Technology

Destruction of war-torn Syria brought to London by AI

News

South Koreans watch a news report of North Korean missile launch

Technology

North Korea launches another long-range missile toward Japan

News

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Technology

Letting robots kill without human supervision could save lives

Calls to ban killer robots ignore the fact that human soldiers can make lethal mistakes. If driverless cars will save lives, perhaps armed machines can as well

Insight

Health

Broken faces of the Great War

Regulars

Technology

Drone pilots deserve medals even without risking their lives

Comment

Earth

The nuclear stalemate is crumbling – what are our options?

Leader

Technology

The new nuclear race: Why North Korea isn’t the real story

Features