cetmons brochure
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CETMONS Unique Role
Who We Are
Networked Team of Practitioners & Scholars
> Scholars representing engineering, humanities, and social science disciplines
> Thrust Groups exploring implications of specific technologies and issues
> Scenario-based and thematic analyses
> A multi-institutional organization dedicated to providing the basis for the ethical, rational, and responsible understanding and management of the complex set of issues raised by emerging technologies and their use in military operations, as well as their broader implications for national security
> Combines research, teaching, outreach, public service and participation in policy development in order to support creation of a secure, ethical, and rational future for national and global society in an era of unprecedented and complex technological evolution
Why CETMONS
Technology developed for military purposes has the potential to deeply destabilize existing economic, social, military, cultural, and technological systems
> Produce informative, responsible, and ethical responses to complex challenges arising from technologies driven by military and security needs
> Enable management of the complex relationship between emerging technologies and consequential social implications
> Enhance long term military advantage and national security
rucial in today’s era of unprecedented and complex technological evolution
Founding Chair Brad Allenby, ASU
ecessary to understand and support military operations and national security in a complicated, violent, and rapidly changing world
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CETMONS Purpose
Predator Drone
Predator Drone ordered to seek and kill insurgents
Powerful computers guide weapons to destroy targets
Less-lethal ray gun makes the recipient feel like he is on fire
Aegis Combat System
Ray Gun
Lethal Robots programmed to go into combat and kill humans
Enable members of military units to “think” to each other
Miniature chips implanted in insects, sent out to spy
Telepathic Helmet
Cyber “Spy”
Lethal Autonomous Robots
Executive Committee
Shannon French,
Case Western
Peter French,
ASU
George Lucas, USNA
CETMONS Mission
New weapons and means of fighting wars will introduce ethical dilemmas, and bring profound changes to all aspects of society. We must understand not just for their operational, but their strategic and cultural, implications.
HIGH-TECH WARFARE | EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
PO Box 874503, Tempe, AZ 85287-4503
Physical: Discovery Hall, Room 213 Phone: 480-727-7691 | Fax: 480-965-2710
Email: Chair: [email protected]
Administration: [email protected] Website: www.CETMONS.org
onsortium for Emerging Technologies,
Military Operations, and
National Security
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Consortium for Emerging Technologies, Military Operations, and National Security
Founding Centers