Countries Opposing LAWS Ban Tend to Spend More on Their Militaries

Positions toward a preemptive ban on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) as of 2018

This table chart shows countries' positions toward a preemptive ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) as of 2018. The data reveals that countries that oppose the ban on LAWS tend to spend more on their militaries.

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*China supports a ban on the use but not development of those systems. **No defense spending data available for Cuba, Djibouti, or Venezuela.

Source: Congressional Research Service, Military Balance 2021.Get the data