lethal

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Bringing the Geneva Conventions and their prohibition of war crimes into the fight against lethal economic sanctions can raise the legal and political cost of enforcing them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“While it does not make the lethal decision-making for selecting and approving targets, Palantir’s Maven system assists the US military operators with making more informed decisions for military operations,” wrote Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

They would need the approval of two doctors and, while the lethal substance would be provided by a medical professional, it would have to be self-administered by the patient.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

“The demand for cost-efficient, artificial intelligence-enabled autonomous non-lethal and lethal drones and counter-drones are unprecedented,” Nawabi says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

It exposed them to lethal levels of radiation, but reduced Japan’s nuclear contamination tenfold.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman