Military Technologies

Stakeholder Exercise

Exercise• Debate and decide whether to invest in

and/or regulate the following technologies– Cyber insects– Telepathic helmets– Telepathic helmets– Lethal autonomous robots

• Make sure to consider all three levels of potential implications:– Level I = Military effectiveness– Level II = Adoption in civil society– Level III = Social and cultural effects

Roles• Congressional representative, i.e. Speaker of the House• Military commander, i.e. Chairperson of the Joint Chiefs of

Staff• Soldier deployed in a war zone• Parent of a deployed soldier• Parent of a deployed soldier• Private citizen• Lobbyist for a private military contractor, i.e. Xe (formerly

Blackwater) or Dyncorp• Scientific advisor to Congress• UN representative• Lobbyist for military manufacturing firms (Boston Dynamics,

Foster-Miller, General Atomics, Northrop-Grumman, etc.)

Roles• The following slides provide a starting point

for discussion• The goals listed for each role are not meant to

be comprehensivebe comprehensive• You should feel free introduce your own

viewpoints regarding more complex stakeholder goals

Congressional Representative• Goals

– Get re-elected– Make laws that have wide appeal– Provide for the common defense– Provide for the common defense– Preserve a high standard of living for constituents

Congressional Representative• The Congressional Representative will also

serve as the mediator of this discussion • You must reach a consensus regarding

investment and regulation on each military investment and regulation on each military technology– Develop technology for military use?– Develop technology for civil use?– Prohibit development for civil use?– Prohibit development for military use?– More complex policy?

Congressional Representative• One possible approach for the debate:

– Set up a time limit for each technology– Begin each topic by asking for an opening

statement from each of the stakeholdersstatement from each of the stakeholders– Then try to propose a solution to achieve

consensus (or one that would pass with a majority vote)

Military Commander• Goals:

– Accomplish mission– Maintain and improve war-fighting capability– Respect the laws of war such as the Geneva – Respect the laws of war such as the Geneva

Conventions

Soldier Deployed in a War Zone• Goals

– Complete missions successfully– Come home safely

Parent of a Deployed Soldier• Goals

– See soldier come home safely– Live in a safe and secure environment– Enjoy a high standard of living– Enjoy a high standard of living

Private Citizen• Goals

– Live in a safe and secure environment– Enjoy a high standard of living– Retain civil rights– Retain civil rights

• Freedom of speech, religion, and peaceful assembly• Right to bear arms• Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure• Right to due process

– Enjoy personal privacy

Lobbyist for a Private Military Contractor

• Goals– Maintain and improve war-fighting capability– Protect and expand streams of revenue– Protect assets (i.e., employees)– Protect assets (i.e., employees)

UN Representative• Goals

– Represent the views of other nations– Promote global peace and prosperity

Scientific Advisor• Goals: Scientific

– Attempt to project the Level I, II, and III impacts of the technology

– Remain objective– Remain objective– Preserve opportunities for research funding– Maintain a good reputation among peers

• Goals: Personal– Live in a safe and secure environment– Enjoy a high standard of living– Enjoy personal privacy

Lobbyist for Weapons Manufacturing Firms

• Goals– Protect and expand streams of revenue

(customers and products)