Close Encounters of the Third Millennium

... a 2-megaton nuclear warhead. Mathew Maavak: Remote Weapons Come of Age Some conference participants believe that the use of drones with nuclear warheads could radically change the strategic balance of power and provoke a new arms race. Additionally, if an autonomous vehicle is launched by mistake, the marine environment makes it impossible to make contact ... ... they could not receive orders to abort a launch. Recipes for Détente At the conference, working groups also held discussions aimed at developing proposals on mitigating the risks and negative effects that new technologies have on strategic stability. ...