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US Army considers replacing thousands of troops with robots
Daily Telegraph (UK) ^ | 6:14PM GMT 21 Jan 2014 | Ben Farmer

Posted on 01/21/2014 12:56:41 PM PST by Olog-hai

The US Army is considering replacing thousands of soldiers with robots as it deals with sweeping troop cuts.

A senior American officer has said he is considering shrinking the size of the Army’s brigade combat teams by a quarter and replacing the lost troops with robots and remote-controlled vehicles.

The American military is still far from fielding armies of Terminator-type robotic killers, though. Ideas under discussion instead include proposals to see manned trucks and transporters replaced by supply trains of robot vehicles.

Generals are studying proposals as the US Army is to slim down from 540,000 to about 490,000 soldiers by the end of next year. Some reports suggest it could dip below 450,000 by the end of the decade. …

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: control; google; militaryrobots; obama; robots; robotsoldiers; transhumamism; usarmy
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To: a fool in paradise

61 posted on 01/21/2014 2:18:06 PM PST by Romulus
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To: Olog-hai

Well, that WOULD give a whole new meaning to “AC/DC”. . .


62 posted on 01/21/2014 2:32:57 PM PST by Salgak (http://catalogoftehburningstoopid.blogspot.com 100% all-natural snark !)
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To: GraceG

63 posted on 01/21/2014 2:49:24 PM PST by Svartalfiar
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To: Svartalfiar
Good evening.

Unfortunately, your post is most prescient.

5.56mm

64 posted on 01/21/2014 4:22:38 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: Olog-hai

I’m reading a traitorous article giving secrets to the world about my tax-paying military - that’s right, mine - in a U.K. paper.


65 posted on 01/21/2014 4:37:03 PM PST by CincyRichieRich (Living in a surreal world where wrong is now right and right is wrong.)
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To: Olog-hai

Why not, Obama has already replaced ( purged ) all of the Generals and replaced them with Obamabots.


66 posted on 01/21/2014 6:32:42 PM PST by democratsaremyenemy
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To: Olog-hai

Robots? How are you going to get that many Democrats to enlist?

Remember, this is the American Army, not the Red Army.


67 posted on 01/21/2014 8:48:50 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Black Agnes

Bingo.


68 posted on 01/21/2014 9:21:42 PM PST by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

Paging John and Sarah Connor....


69 posted on 01/21/2014 9:27:55 PM PST by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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