| Some super wise Air Force strategic thinkers believe | | | | losing, or wants to win so badly that they are willing to |
| that the military ought to change the name of UAV | | | | rip the heart out of the civilian population, this will occur. |
| (unmanned aerial vehicle) to RPV (remotely piloted | | | | Remotely piloted vehicles, where there is a real human |
| vehicle). This is a very wise choice for a number of | | | | in the loop that assists in identifying and verifying the |
| reasons. First, the current description is incorrect | | | | enemy combatants or the enemy army should in fact |
| because unmanned aerial vehicle almost indicates that | | | | prevent excessive collateral damage and the loss of |
| it is autonomous, but they aren't, as there is a human in | | | | civilian life. |
| the loop. | | | | Strategic strikes using remotely piloted vehicles does |
| In other words, they are remote controlled almost like | | | | not sound as bad as a unmanned aerial vehicle |
| an RC model airplane. There is a big difference | | | | operating autonomously picking and choosing its own |
| between that and the UAVs that were seen in the | | | | targets. Since RPV or remotely piloted vehicle is a |
| Terminator movie. The United Nations and other | | | | more descriptive and more accurate term than UAV |
| international bodies are soon going to decry robotic | | | | or unmanned aerial vehicles it makes sense to make |
| warfare usage. In fact, in the future it may be a | | | | the swap now before UAV terminology becomes too |
| complete slaughter where one nation uses robotic | | | | commonplace. |
| Mechanized war machines against a civilian population. | | | | In fact, we may have already passed that point and |
| This will happen despite any type of Geneva like | | | | therefore, it is important to move past now to change |
| conventions. Because as soon as one side starts | | | | the name. Please consider all this. |