Decision to Ban Autonomous Weapons Concluded Negatively

Also known as killer robots autonomous weapon systems No tangible progress was made between Russia, the United States and other countries participating in the negotiations at the meetings held in Geneva to ban the ban. In the statement published by the United Nations (UN) Arms Convention; It was announced that in the negotiations between 125 countries included in the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), it was decided to leave the issue to the commission formed in 2014 and composed of experts.

“Stop Killer Robots” campaign, of which nearly 180 non-governmental organizations are members; reaction showed. Against tens of countries that want to ban deadly weapons such as missiles or unmanned aerial vehicles, countries such as Russia, the USA and Israel, which produce and supply these weapons, are subject to possible restrictions and bans. to resist continues.

The fight for the prohibition of weapons will continue next year.

According to the coalition agreement, the new German government also covers such deadly weapons and has international validity. taking the bans supports. Thomas Goebel, German disarmament envoy, on the decision “This result, of course, is not a situation that pleases anyone, including us.” says and “We perceive this as a task given to the government’s expert group to agree on concrete measures to deal with such weapons systems.” he adds.

The Stop Killer Robots coalition, on the other hand, stated that they were shocked by the lack of any positive result from the negotiations, and they no longer have any hope of finding a solution against autonomous weapon systems within the framework of the CCW. that you don’t have is recording. The struggle to regulate unmanned, remote-controlled or autonomous weapons will continue in the next year due to the negative outcome of the negotiations. to be continued looks like.