Jonathan Zittrain's The Case For Kill Switches In Military Weapon

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Jonathan Zittrain in the “The Case for Kill Switches in Military Weaponry” tells us “if they can save even one innocent life at the end of a deactivated U.S. barrel, including the lives of our own soldiers, kill switches are worth a serious look.” He presented his point of view with kill switches and gave us facts. Then stating facts telling the reader pros and cons. Zittrain even put a picture of the tank he mentioned to give the reader a better sense of what was being mentioned. Jonathan caught my attention in this story right off the bat by mentioning ISIS and Iraqi. Jonathan gave good details at the beginning, but didn’t go too in-depth with the details. He gives multiple good points. Stating that “ISIS captured the Iraqi city of Mosul,

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