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"A tour de force of the future of war technology. ... A highly readable journey through the world of robots on the battlefield and beyond." -- P.W. Singer, author of Wired for War and Ghost FleetThe era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have weapons that can search for and destroy enemy targets all on their own. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in next-generation warfare, describes these and other high tech weapons systems -- from Israel's Harpy drone to the American submarine-hunting robot ship Sea Hunter -- and examines the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. "A smart primer to what's to come in warfare" (Bruce Schneier) , Army of None engages military history, global policy, and cutting-edge science to explore the implications of giving weapons the freedom to make life and death decisions.