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		velodrome on June 30, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Navy X-47B Robot Fighter Jet Completes First Ph... 5. Reconnaissance 6. Stealth 7. Autonomy 8. Cost of pilot death (human loss) 9. Reduced training time

antidoh on June 30, 2012 [–]

0. No risk of losing a human, which makes it easier to decide to attack or go to war, and so you look more bad ass in the balance of power.

The increased willingness and ability to attack is a bad thing.

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