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New Zealand could take a global lead in controlling the development of 'killer robots' — so why isn't it?

  • Written by Jeremy Moses, Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Canterbury
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“New Zealand versus the killer robots” might sound like a science fiction B-movie, but that was essentially the focus of an event at parliament earlier this month.

Hosted by Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control Phil Twyford, the “Dialogue on Autonomous Weapons Systems and Human Control” looked at how New...

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