As we pause today to remember and honor those who died or suffered for Australia’s cause in all wars and armed conflicts, Phil Whelan of Hong Radio and I took the opportunity to add our thanks and to chat about the likelihood of war continuing in the future and if it does, the technology that we might we use in battle.

It is hard to frame a discussion around the future of war because every atom of my being screams let’s not have a future that requires war, but the stark reality is that our willingness to wage war over others in an attempt to prove our superiority seems to be hard-wired into our DNA and socially acceptable in most cultures.

Last year I completed a research project and a series of media interviews on the Future of War Technology for Activision’s video game Call of Duty (COD) and found that our wars of tomorrow will be asymmetrical – fought between two or more opponents that are not of equal size or stature; would be fought with pinpoint accuracy; fought remotely; involve more technology than people;  invisibility cloaks; artificial intelligence; smart guns and ammunition; drones, soldiers wearing exoskeletons.

I am in no way attempting to glorify war or its technologies, but instead to point out that because we can is never a good enough reason and to assert once again that technology is benign, people are asinine.

Take a listen to this week’s segment (11 minutes 51 seconds)…