1、featuresPOINTER,Journal of the singapore armed forces Vol.39 no.358than most countries,to obey international laws and conventions in order to remain relevant.moreover,as a country with one of the lowest total fertility rates in the world,2 the saf is compelled to incorporate unmanned systems and tec
2、hnologies as a demographic necessity and therefore we cannot escape their implications.therefore,this article intends to first lay out the necessity of ethical conduct in war,establish the trajectory of unmanned combat systems,and in so doing discuss the implications to the saf using the Just War fr
3、amework.THE NECESSITY OF ETHICAL CONDUCT IN WARin upholding the death sentence for general Yamashita,general macarthur wrote:“the soldier,be he friend or foe,is charged with the protection of the weak and unarmed.it is the very essence and reason for his being.When he violates this sacred trust,he n
4、ot only profanes his entire cult but threatens the very fabric of international society.this officer,of proven field merit,entrusted with high command involving authority adequate to responsibility,has failed this irrevocable standard;has failed his duty to his troops,to his country,to his enemy,to