The future of human wars is changing and it is obvious to see that unmanned vehicles will continue to invade the battle field and eventually our wars will be fought by robots and not humans. We have all heard the saying; All is Fair in Love and War. Indeed it is amazing how many people believe just that and in the heat of battle ones strict adherence to rules will be challenged more often than not. What about Isaac Asimov's famous Robot Rules? (source: WikiPedia).
The Three Laws of Robotics:
1. A Robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2. A Robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A Robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law
*Later a Fourth Law was added (The Zeroth Law):
A Robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
Apparently current military philosophers and thinkers are not the only ones contemplating the future reality and the use of robots in warfare.
