weapon developments and ethics
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Weapon Development &
Ethics
By : Yajur Mahendru
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Points to be discussedWhy is weapon development ethics important
for engineers ?
Tracing the path of weapon development
Consequences of unethical use of weapons
Factors contributing weapon development
Concluding remarks
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“Ethics is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions morality— that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, justice, virtue, etc”
-Wikipedia
What are ethics ?
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Why for Engineers ?
Defence industry is one of the largest employer worldwideDecide accordingly whether to work in the area of weapon developmentWeapon developing engineering requires stringent examinations of ethical issues to ensure responsible participation
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Should I….?
•Designed to kill human beings•Many ethical professionals will refuse to engage in weapon designing
•Morally responsible engineers find this to be ethically acceptable
•Change in opinion if national interests are not guaranteed
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Think tanksDOD Science Boards
DOD Needs andProcurements
DODFunding
“Get us more bangfor the buck!”
AutonomousWeapon
Procurement
Contractor wins Autonomous
Weapon project
System& Design
Engineering
Testing, ValidationVerification
SensorAlgorithms
Sensors
Actuators andWeapons Interface
ArtificialIntelligence
PolicyInterface
War RulesDOD Doctrine
TreatiesEthicists
FieldDeployment
& Use
IntendedResults
CollateralDamage
Designers
GovernmentContractorBattlefieldGOODBAD
Tracing the path of responsibility
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Weapon Development FactorsTechnological
Developments
Rise of terrorism
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Race to supremacy
Threat to National Security
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Consequences of unethical use of weapons
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Hiroshima – Nagasaki Bombings
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Kargil War
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Iraq War
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Conclusion
•Use of weapons in an unethical manner leads to loss of lives, infrastructure and capital•Unethical display of weapons may promote anti national activities within a country•Countries all over the globe must take steps in promoting a safer nuclear weapon free planet•Professionals must avoid in working on any projects which they deem to be UNETHICAL even if it leads to a CAREER ADVANCEMENT !
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Golden Rule
“Treat others as you wish to be treated”
- Jonathan Granoff
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ReferencesText courtesy:
- Answersingenesis.org - Engineering ethics by M.Govindarajan
- IEEE : Robotics, Computational, Intelligence, and Cybernetics chapter - Wikipedia.org
Image Courtesy:- Goodfinancialcents.com- Instablogs.com- Nonprofitday.org- Prosbeforehos.com- Realclearworld.com- Un.org
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