I took an interest on the topic of droids being involved in military warfare when reading my colleague Robert Nguyen's article, " Unmanned Strike." I read both of the articles that were embedded in Nguyen's article and happen to completely agree with his standing on this matter. While I also do not condone violence and would rather come across a more peaceful route than the "war" we are apart of today, I do believe that droids are a much better alternative than having our soldiers, the men that volunteer to fight for our country, sent off with the possibility of not returning.
When droids are mentioned, or humans being replaced by technology in any fashion, the thought of a very well known movie pops to mind... The Terminator. Many people believe that our technology is rising so far that soon enough people will be out of jobs due to computers being able to perform better and more efficiently. Honestly, even if this is the case, I would much rather see a droid get shot down than a fellow human being. So what if that droid takes the place of one of our valuable soldiers? We can build more droids (even though it costs what seems to be like a bajillion dollars) but we can not replace a lost life.
As Nguyen has stated, the loss of life is to be expected when involved in a war. However, if we can reduce the numbers of those lives that are lost, even if it is just by a small number, it's worth every penny. There's no point in sending our men and women off, possibly even losing their life, if there is a safe alternative.
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