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Attack drones, autonomy and lethal decision-making: the Portuguese case and the ethical limits of technological warfare.
Loitering munitions make a decisive tension visible: technology can increase precision, but it can also distance the human agent from the moral decision to kill. The ethical question is not merely whether the weapon is effective or legal, but whether it preserves real human judgment, clear responsibility, and democratic limits on lethal force.
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May 118 min read
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