Close Encounters of the Third Millennium

... sovereignty) and the Liancourt Rocks (controlled by South Korea and disputed by Japan). In the near future, drone incidents may become more frequent both in East Asia and elsewhere, since border control is one of the most promising areas for the use of unmanned vehicles (both airborne and underwater). In particular, autonomous patrolling of land borders is actively being developed by the European Union. Even drones that are not armed with lethal weapons can cause a conflict if control over them is lost and they inadvertently ...