Washington Post says U.S. and Russia cut safeguards from weapons draft
The Washington Post reported on September 26 that U.S. and Russian negotiators removed safeguards from a UN draft on autonomous weapons. The Post cited documents and three people familiar with the talks.
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Human Rights Watch had separately said negotiators weakened the final report after the Geneva meeting ended on September 5.
The talks concern proposed international rules, not a binding global treaty. Human Rights Watch supports binding restrictions. Its earlier account does not confirm every edit the Post reported.
The November review conference will show whether states move toward binding rules. Any agreed text can be compared with the safeguards states proposed.
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