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The pope also called to “disarm” AI and said that autonomous weapons could make war more feasible and less subject to human control.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

"No algorithm can make war morally acceptable," the Pope wrote.

From BBC May 25, 2026

His uncompromising hostility toward revolutionaries inspired Thomas Paine to remark in 1776, “Even brutes do not devour their young, nor savages make war upon their families.”

From National Geographic Jul. 3, 2023

Companies that make war weapons like shoulder-fired Javelin and Stinger missiles are awaiting U.S. funding before starting new production for Ukraine.

From Reuters Mar. 29, 2023

“He was a star, who went astray! . . . They knew I didn’t harm Malcolm, but he tried to make war against me.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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