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Friday, January 27, 2012

Humans Lose, Robots Win in New Defense Budget

Humans Lose, Robots Win in New Defense Budget | Danger Room | Wired.com: "The big loser in the Pentagon’s new budget? Ordinary human beings.



About 80,000 Army soldiers and 20,000 Marines are getting downsized. Half of the Army’s conventional combat presence in Europe is packing up and ending its post-Cold War staycation. Replacing them, according to the $613 billion budget previewed by the Pentagon on Thursday: unconventional special-operations forces; new bombers; new spy tools; new missiles for subs; and a veritable Cylon army of drones."

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