The document discusses emerging military technologies including the XM29 airburst rifle, electromagnetic rail gun, Predator and X47B drones, quadrotor drones, and nuclear weapons. It analyzes the pros and cons of each technology, noting their destructive capabilities but also their potential to cause harm if misused or hacked. The author argues that if these advanced weapons were used together, they could potentially destroy the planet.

1. TECHNOLOGY WILL
DESTROY OUR PLANET !
AARON LOTT
STUDENT #: 200167286
SOCIAL IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY

2. Introduction
The funding of military
technologies is a high part of
most every governments
budget. Governments want to
have the piece of mind that
they will be able to protect their
citizens, assets, and resources
in the worst case situation of
wars. The government is
always spending money to
have the most advanced
military in the world . A lot of
the funding goes into research
and development of military
technologies. The advanced
weapons that I will talk about
are future weapons that will
have the capability if used
together to destroy our planet.

3. To Be Discussed
 Weapons of Tomorrow
1. XM29 Airburst Rifle
2. Electromagnetic Rail gun
 Drone Technology
1. The Predator Drone
2. The X47B Bomber Drone
3. The Quadrotor Drone
 Nuclear Weapons

4. Weapons of Tomorrow
The XM 29 Airburst Rifle
 This Modern Weapon Created
by OIWC [Object Individual
Combat Weapon] Began in Late
1986 (World Guns)
 The weapon is used in
combination with a tactical
computer (fire control system)
and helmet mounted display
system.
 The fire control system
automatically judges distances
of targets and will allow for
greater aiming errors (World
Guns)
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=XNdLFRhDhtk

5. Weapons of Tomorrow
The XM29 Airburst Rifle
Pros of the XM29 Cons of the XM29
Provides greater accuracy because it This makes warfare simple. Research
corrects aiming errors shows it “can be 500% more effective than
the present small arms” (World Guns)
Easier form of Use: Less Training needed Not Much skill is needed to use it. Soldiers
will not be as skilled as in the past. Chance
that anybody could pick this advanced
weapon up and use it.
Capable of defeating hidden targets The weapon will cause complete mayhem
and bring many casualties on the
Battlefield like never seen before.
Smarter Weapon. Used in combination The weapon has a high complexity of
with a computer electronics in it. Easier chance of the
weapon malfunctioning
Will be the Most advanced small arms to The cost of the Weapon, Tactical
ever see a battlefield computer, ammunition, Helmet mounted
display is very expensive

6. Weapons of Tomorrow
Electromagnetic Rail Gun
 The weapon shoots projectiles
instead of million dollar
warheads.
 The 3ft long projectile has a
range of 290 miles and travels at
a speed of over Mach 7
 How the system works is the
projectile is placed between two
parallel 20ft long conducting rails
that has electricity fed through
them to make a magnetic field.
The magnetic field then forces
the projectile out of between the
rails at the high speed.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=4OqlTXwLG40
 INFO FROM POPSCI

7. Weapons of Tomorrow
Electromagnetic Rail Gun
Pros of the Electromagnetic Rail Cons of the Electromagnetic Rail
Gun Gun
The Rail Gun will be the strongest Whatever the Rail Gun fires at will
weapon to ever be produced without either be destroyed or have mass
the use of warheads damage. The weapon would be able
to destroy any fleet of Ships that any
other country has.
Battleships carrying the technology The Electromagnetic rail gun requires
will no longer need to carry warheads mass amounts of power to fire. “One
on board as it will use projectiles. would have to build a new generation
Meaning it will be safer for the ships of vessels with the energy system that
crew would supply enough energy to both
their engines and weapon systems”
(Pravda, 2012)
The weapon will be so advanced that The system is expensive to produce
militaries will be deterred to start war as would a new fleet of brand new
at sea with the USA battleships to fit the Rail Gun

8. Drone Technology
The Predator Drone
 The MQ-1B Predator is the current drone that is
being used by the USA government
 The unmanned aircraft is used in “killer/scout role
as an intelligence collection asset and secondarily
against dynamic execution targets” (U.S. Air
Force)
 The Predator is
currently operated
by humans but
soon will be run
by computers

9. Drone Technology
The X47B Bomber Drone
 The X47B is the
U.S. Navy‟s next
generation Stealth
Drone that is a
fighter jets size
and is stronger
than the predator
drone
 “The X-47B is a computer-controlled UAS that takes off, flies a
preprogrammed mission, then returns to base in response to mouse
clicks from its mission operator. The operator actively monitors the
aircraft and responds to air traffic control instructions, but does not 'fly'
it via a remote stick-and-throttle control the way some unmanned
systems are currently operated” (Dailymail.co.uk)
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0Oq4qah
5LQ0

10. Drone Technology
The Quadrotor Drone
 The Quadrotor Drone is the next generation of drone technology. It
is lifted by four propellers and has maneuverability like no other
aircraft created by Mankind
 This Technology is still being developed for military purposes and
has high capabilities. “A quadrotor is much more accurate in firing
because it can hover in place, and it can be launched by an
operator staying down behind cover” (Popular mechanics)
 Here is a video of a
Quadrotor drone‟s
maneuverability
 http://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=MvRTALJ
p8DM&feature=player
_embedded

11. Drone Technology
Pros of Drone Technology Cons of Drone Technology
Drone technology is a safer form of air Drone technology takes away human
combat that takes away human adaptability and intuition from air
casualties combat
These systems can be deployed at These systems will be run by
ease and are perfect tools to gather computers and we could have in the
intelligence future a „terminator situation‟ where
the machines turn on us
Drone technology will be deployed in The systems are run by computer
time sensitive situations to take out technologies there is a possibility of
high targets such as how the US uses the drones being hacked into and
them in Afganistan controlled by other militaries

12. Nuclear Weapons
 They are the most destructive
weapon technology that mankind
has ever developed and used.
 Hiroshima is a perfect example of
how dangerous this technology
 Most advanced governments have
this technology and use it as a
deterrent.
 There are no pros to nuclear
weapons as they are the true
technology that has the capability
to destroy us all.

13. References
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47B-step-closer-aircraft-carrier-landing.html
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[Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OqlTXwLG40
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14. References
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Summer 2011 [Video file]. Retrieved from
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