Breakthrough in Autonomous Weapons Regulation
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Some 128 States have managed in Geneva to define these lethal systems and to establish basic principles. The decisive stage will take place in November: the holding of negotiations for a binding treatyAfter several years of discussions, nearly 130 countries have reached an initial agreement at the UN on a text defining autonomous weapons, a first step before any negotiations for an international treaty.These discussions, led by the Group of Gove…
After several years of discussions, on Saturday, 5 September, nearly 130 countries reached an initial agreement at the United Nations on a text defining autonomous weapons, a first step before possible negotiations for an international treaty.
The agreement raises the need to maintain human control over these systems before negotiating a possible international treaty.
An international consensus was reached in Geneva on the definition of autonomous lethal weapons systems that are growing, marking a step towards a future global regulation.
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Nearly 130 countries today reached an initial agreement at the United Nations on a text defining autonomous weapons, a first step before possible negotiations for an international treaty, after years of discussion.
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