May 06, 2019
2019 Drell Lecture: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War
On April 30, 2019, CNAS Technology and National Security Program Director Paul Scharre delivered the 2019 Drell Lecture on the campus of Stanford University. Scharre's remarks focused on his new book, Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War.
Image credit: Linda A. Cicero/Stanford University News Service
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