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UN working towards international treaty to regulate killer robots (tribune.com.pk)
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Nearly 130 countries on Saturday agreed on a text defining lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) - "killer robots" to their critics - a first step towards talks on a possible international treaty to regulate them.

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[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

The treaties are only good for as long as people think they don't need the weapons.

I'd be willing to bet that there's a lot of non-nuclear countries that either have, or can very very quickly put together a nuclear weapon.