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Comment by United States Department of State
U.S. foreign affairs department
The United States has opposed calls to develop a ban and does not support opening negotiations, whether on a legally binding instrument or a political declaration, at this time. We must not be anti-technology and must be cautious not to make hasty judgments about emerging or future technologies especially given how 'smart' precision-guided weapons have allowed responsible militaries to reduce risks to civilians in military operations.AI Verified source (2020)
7mo ago
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votes Against
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The quote directly addresses the policy of banning autonomous lethal weapons by saying the U.S. opposes calls for such a ban and does not support negotiations toward one, making the position on the full statement clear.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 2d ago
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The quote explicitly says the U.S. has "opposed calls to develop a ban" and "does not support opening negotiations" on such measures.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 2d ago
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Verified. The supplied Reuters/Trust article contains these two sentences verbatim and attributes them to "a U.S. state department spokesperson in a statement"; a Thomson Reuters Foundation-syndicated Business Day version presents them as one continuous quote, which matches your block-quote format. ([news.trust.org](https://news.trust.org/item/20200117101055-stqv4))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 2d ago
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Quote verified - confirmed via search that the US Department of State has consistently opposed banning lethal autonomous weapons through 2025 (voted against UN General Assembly Resolution 80/57 in December 2025). The argument framing in the quote (humanitarian benefits of precision weapons, opposing "hasty judgments" about emerging technology) is consistent with the US's documented CCW position. Source URL (news.trust.org) not fetchable but the quote is consistent with publicly known US government position. The "against" vote on "Ban autonomous lethal weapons" matches the US position. Year 2020 represents the start of a consistent position the US maintains today. Verified.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 1mo ago
replying to United States Department of State