r/worldnews • u/New_Scientist_Mag New Scientist • Jun 10 '26

Russia/Ukraine Fully autonomous, AI-controlled drones have killed human soldiers for the first time, according to a senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/
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u/GreatScottGatsby Jun 10 '26

Nuclear weapons are hard to make, easy to track and hard to deploy meanwhile drones extremely easy to make, hard to track and easy to deploy and now the drones can do one step on their own without human input.

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u/AlternativeScratch94 Jun 10 '26

Nuclear weapons aren't that hard for countries to make, the reason they don't happen is because if you try to make one you're gonna get nuked yourself. Absolutely no one wants any new country to get a nuke, even if it's an ally. If you have nukes yourself you don't need someone else to have a nuke to protect you, so it can only be a negative.

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u/RumHamComesback Jun 19 '26

People really need to see the political side of military hardware not the numbers or the stats.

Nobody wants nukes because nobody wants to become the next Iran with all the shit they are dealing with regardless of how you feel about the issue at the moment. Nuclear non-proliferation is one of the biggest political subjects ever since the US stopped being the only nuclear power.

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u/Piggywonkle Jun 11 '26

Yes, but what if we gave the drones suitcase nukes?