Remote Warfare Console

In the picture

1. 1A hand on a joystick: manual control from a seated desk
2. 2A screen with an aerial view: the distant scene as seen through a camera
3. 3A headset: audio contact with distant people or aircraft
4. 4A drone in the sky: the remote aircraft being directed
5. 5A window: the ordinary room’s view of the outside landscape

Examples

• A drone operator commutes to a base, works a shift, and drives home.
• A surgeon guides a robotic arm from across the operating room.

Quiz: Remote Warfare Console (Age 18)

1. 1

   According to the card, what can a remote operator do?

   • Avoid making any decisions about the attack.
   • Act without being physically present at the target.
   • Act only while standing at the target.
2. 2

   What ethical concern does the card connect to distance in remote warfare?

   • Distance removes all risk from combat.
   • Moral responsibility becomes impossible to discuss.
   • Moral responsibility can become harder to locate.
3. 3

   According to the card, what is one effect of operating from a secure room far from the fighting?

   • It places the operator directly on the battlefield.
   • It removes the need to see the distant scene.
   • It can protect the operator from immediate danger.

The answers, each with its explanation, are in the app. This lesson has left the free week, so its quiz is part of the subscription.