Editorial Abstract: Rumors that Mullah Mohammed Omar had been "in-the-sights" of an armed, uninhabited (or unmanned) combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) early in the Afghan campaign and was not attacked due to legal wrangling at command headquarters sparked questions about who really makes decisions on the battlefield. These questions will become more important as UCAVs proliferate in both US and foreign militaries. Colonel Lazarski explains the legal implications of these powerful weapons and urges the United States to aggressively lay the legal groundwork for operating UCAVs in the international airspace environment.

You've got to put a surrogate brain in that airplane. And that's not going to ...

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