Robot Army: A Primer on AI Robotic Warfare

Could smaller nations, often caught in the crossfire of global power struggles, leverage autonomous military technology to defend themselves in ways previously unimaginable? Could robotic militaries offer a safer, saner alternative to the doctrine of nuclear deterrence that has loomed over humanity for decades? In a world teetering between escalation and diplomacy, mutual assured destruction has remained the grim cornerstone of peace. But if robots; precise, programmable, and ethically constrained, could offer credible deterrence without mass annihilation, might we at last be looking at a way to modernize not just our weapons, but our thinking?

This book does not offer easy answers. Instead, it navigates the tangled terrain of financial costs, ethical dilemmas, technological feasibility, and global implications. It examines what it would mean to replace human soldiers with machines from the burden it lifts to the responsibilities it transfers. Drawing from military history, AI research, defense economics, and current battlefield case studies, this book seeks to provide a balanced exploration of both the promise and peril of autonomous warfare.

We are entering a new era, one where the lines between human courage and mechanical precision are becoming increasingly blurred. Whether we embrace or reject the militarization of robotics will shape not only the future of warfare but perhaps the fate of smaller nations struggling for sovereignty in a volatile world.