{"id":554713,"date":"2023-02-21T21:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T18:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-ukraine-should-not-become-a-testing-ground-for-the-worlds-new-weapons\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T21:10:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T18:10:01","slug":"why-ukraine-should-not-become-a-testing-ground-for-the-worlds-new-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-ukraine-should-not-become-a-testing-ground-for-the-worlds-new-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Ukraine should not become a testing ground for the world&#8217;s new weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af11ed6cdf75\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af11ed6cdf75\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-ukraine-should-not-become-a-testing-ground-for-the-worlds-new-weapons\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_Ukraine_should_not_become_a_testing_ground_for_the_worlds_new_weapons%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why Ukraine should not become a testing ground for the world&#8217;s new weapons&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-ukraine-should-not-become-a-testing-ground-for-the-worlds-new-weapons\/#Autonomous_drones_being_used_on_both_sides_in_Ukraine\" >Autonomous drones being used on both sides in Ukraine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-ukraine-should-not-become-a-testing-ground-for-the-worlds-new-weapons\/#What_the_laws_of_armed_conflict_say_about_testing_weapons\" >What the laws of armed conflict say about testing weapons<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-ukraine-should-not-become-a-testing-ground-for-the-worlds-new-weapons\/#What_Ukraines_supporters_need_to_do\" >What Ukraine&#8217;s supporters need to do<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_Ukraine_should_not_become_a_testing_ground_for_the_worlds_new_weapons%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why Ukraine should not become a testing ground for the world&#8217;s new weapons&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/chemical-weapon.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2022\/chemical-weapon.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/chemical-weapon.jpg\" alt=\"chemical weapon\" title=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-64577375\">imploring<\/a> the US, UK and other allies for advanced fighter jets to assist in defending against Russia&#8217;s unlawful invasion\u2014a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/msc-decision-on-western-fighter-jets-for-ukraine\/a-64739526\">move that<\/a> could come soon and potentially alter the course of the war. This comes after Germany and the US finally agreed to give <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/27\/world\/ukraine-tanks-western-allies-intl-hnk\/index.html\">more than 300 heavy tanks<\/a> to Ukraine after much debate.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\"><!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><br \/>\n      <\/section>\n<p>Some observers have focused on whether providing increasingly sophisticated weaponry is a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/only-zombie-arguments-for-not-giving-ukraine-fighter-jets-estonia-2023-2\">good idea<\/a> for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ukraine-news-russia-war-us-europe-nato-why-no-fighter-jets\/\">strategic reasons<\/a>, such as whether it risks further escalating the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>But another important issue that has received less attention is whether this <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> being gifted to Ukraine complies with international law.<\/p>\n<p>The use of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2022\/11\/15\/world\/ukraine-allies-weapons-testing-grounds\/\">new, untested military technology in Ukraine <\/a>\u2014even if outwardly for altruistic purposes\u2014could be problematic and even unlawful. In some instances, for example, military suppliers may have a secondary interest: field-testing their new technologies in a real conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Such testing risks harm to civilians and further destruction of Ukrainian infrastructure, as well as causing unnecessary suffering to combatants on both sides of the conflict.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Autonomous_drones_being_used_on_both_sides_in_Ukraine\"><\/span>Autonomous drones being used on both sides in Ukraine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most new weapon technologies being deployed to Ukraine have been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/psad-79-1\">tested<\/a> in controlled environments or through computer simulation systems prior to their use.<\/p>\n<p>While militaries are constantly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandefence.com.au\/defence\/general\/defence-engages-industry-for-future-of-test-and-evaluation\">looking for novel ways to test<\/a> new technologies to certify them as safe and lawful,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/military\/weapons\/a38963381\/weapons-deploying-to-europe-ukraine\/\">field-testing weapons in a combat situation<\/a> is not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly done until there has been compliance with in-house testing and assurance measures.<\/p>\n<p>However, Russia is not being as cautious. As its supplies dwindle, Moscow is relying on new equipment <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-08-09\/russia-is-shopping-around-the-world-for-military-weapons-for-its-war-in-ukraine\">sourced<\/a> from the few states that are continuing to trade arms with them.<\/p>\n<p>And some of these technologies, like the Iranian-supplied <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202302067162\">Shahed-131 and -136<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/20221007-ukraine-faces-new-russian-threat-from-iran-made-kamikaze-drones\">kamikaze drones<\/a>, are <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arently being field-tested in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>There have long been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.duke.edu\/lawfire\/2021\/07\/01\/hitoshi-nasu-on-the-alpagu-autonomous-attack-drone-what-the-future-holds-for-the-humanity-in-the-battlefield\/\">concerns<\/a> about whether autonomous drones comply with the laws of war. One major concern is whether they can properly distinguish between combatants and civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Russia is reportedly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/pauliddon\/2023\/02\/12\/tailor-made-shaheds-iranian-drones-are-being-modified-to-russian-specifications\/?sh=18452c564e91\">changing<\/a> critical functions of their drones to enhance their lethality and destructive capacity.<\/p>\n<p>While <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/documents.unoda.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ru-Commentaries-on-GGE-on-LAWS-guiding-principles1.pdf\">Russia has previously indicated<\/a> it performs some form of weapons testing and review for legal compliance, it seems unlikely this is happening on these new technologies in the limited time before they appear on Ukraine&#8217;s front lines.<\/p>\n<p>Advanced drones are also being used on the Ukrainian side, such as the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/drone-advances-amid-war-in-ukraine-could-bring-fighting-robots-to-front-lines\">Kargu-2 and Baykatar TB-2 drones<\/a> supplied by Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/undocs.org\/Home\/Mobile?FinalSymbol=S%2F2021%2F229&amp;Language=E&amp;DeviceType=Desktop&amp;LangRequested=False\">UN report<\/a> in 2021 cited the possible use of these same drones in Libya, with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nordicmonitor.com\/2022\/02\/turkish-drones-were-destroyed-in-libya\/\">concerns over their reliability<\/a> and their ability to detect the proper target, in compliance with the laws of armed conflict.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_laws_of_armed_conflict_say_about_testing_weapons\"><\/span>What the laws of armed conflict say about testing weapons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-02-04\/diy-weapons-innovation-drones-in-ukraine-war-russia\/101910506\">Innovation<\/a> has been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/article\/ukraine-is-becoming-a-showroom-for-modern-weaponry\">key<\/a> to Ukraine&#8217;s success in the conflict thus far.<\/p>\n<p>The gifting of Western military equipment (whether <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/national-security-daily\/2022\/08\/22\/is-the-u-s-giving-ukraine-some-weapons-secretly-00053079\">publicly acknowledged or otherwise<\/a>) has also been a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2023-01-16\/western-made-heavy-tanks-ukraine-war\/101858128\">critical factor<\/a>. Over <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ifw-kiel.de\/publications\/data-sets\/ukraine-support-tracker-data-17410\/\">32 countries have provided weapons and advanced military technologies to Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the use of advanced military equipment must be balanced by the need to reduce the harm to both civilians and combatants alike. Both sides have a duty to comply with the laws of armed conflict\u2014and both sides are entitled to the protections of such laws.<\/p>\n<p>The overarching principles of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/casebook.icrc.org\/glossary\/fundamental-principles-ihl\">international humanitarian law<\/a> should ensure, wherever possible that:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>the impact of conflict\u2014including on combatants\u2014is humane, and\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure is minimized.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When it comes to the testing and evaluation of weapons, the rules of international law are unsettled.<\/p>\n<p>States that have signed up to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ihl-databases.icrc.org\/en\/ihl-treaties\/api-1977\/article-36?activeTab=1949GCs-APs-and-commentaries\">Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions<\/a> are obliged to undertake testing of weapons and the &#8220;means and method of warfare&#8221;. But this is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.org.au\/keeping-up-with-conflict-weapons-reviews-and-the-laws-of-war\/#:~:text=Fewer%20than%2020%20countries%20worldwide,the%20record%20as%20doing%20so\">not followed very broadly or consistently<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some countries like Australia have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/documents.unoda.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Weapons-reviews-2020-Australia.pdf\">publicly discussed their weapons review processes<\/a> that fulfill their obligations under this Protocol.<\/p>\n<p>Other states do it as a matter of good practice. For example, the US is not a signatory to the Protocol, but it <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/geneva.usmission.gov\/2016\/04\/13\/u-s-statement-at-the-ccw-informal-meeting-of-experts-on-lethal-autonomous-weapons-systems\/\">still undertakes rigorous testing<\/a> to ensure its weapons systems are generally compliant with international law.<\/p>\n<p>However, this doesn&#8217;t apply to all <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rest.neptune-prod.its.unimelb.edu.au\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/225f397e-4a36-52ee-9992-d75421be6aec\/content\">states who are donating equipment<\/a> to Ukraine or Russia. In fact, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/international-law-and-weapons-review-natalia-jevglevskaja\/1139975591\">just under half<\/a> of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ihl-databases.icrc.org\/en\/ihl-treaties\/api-1977\/state-parties\">59 countries that are signatories<\/a> to the Protocol acknowledge they systematically do this kind of testing.<\/p>\n<p>Some states <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/digital-commons.usnwc.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1724&amp;context=ils\">argue<\/a> these rules on testing weapons should only apply to the country that is using them in armed conflict\u2014not the country that is manufacturing them.<\/p>\n<p>But this view is ignorant of the realities of a state facing an existential crisis and relying on international military aid. Is it both unfair and unrealistic to expect Ukraine to test gifted weapon systems and military equipment when it is fighting for its survival.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Ukraines_supporters_need_to_do\"><\/span>What Ukraine&#8217;s supporters need to do<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two simple ways for nations gifting weapons to Ukraine to ensure they comply with the laws of armed conflict:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>checking the weapons or technologies are capable of being used lawfully, and\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>making sure combatants know how to use them in a way that complies with the law.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Australia, for example, has a rigorous weapons review process that tests the compliance of its military technologies. The weaponry on the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.minister.defence.gov.au\/media-releases\/2022-10-27\/additional-support-ukraine#:~:text=Australia%20will%20provide%20an%20additional,critical%20training%20to%20Ukrainian%20troops\">Bushmaster armored vehicles<\/a> sent to Ukraine will have been subject to this process.<\/p>\n<p>Australia is also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.minister.defence.gov.au\/media-releases\/2023-01-18\/australian-troops-deploy-train-ukraine-forces\">training Ukrainian forces<\/a> to use the systems it supplies. While such training serves to bolster Ukraine&#8217;s chances of tactical success, it also ensures the soldiers know how to act in compliance with the laws of armed conflict.<\/p>\n<p>It may seem like a minor and technical point to focus on the lawfulness of weapons in the face of Russia&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-60690688\">alleged mass war crimes<\/a>, and its challenge to the existing rules-based order by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/article\/how-russias-invasion-ukraine-violates-international-law\">invading Ukraine in the first place<\/a>. But it is in the interests of liberal democracies to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cigionline.org\/articles\/maintaining-the-rules-based-international-order-is-in-everyones-best-interests\/\">reinforce the existing rules-based order<\/a>, including compliance with international law.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t to suggest the provision of military aid to Ukraine should cease. Rather, those states contributing to the conflict should be doing their utmost to minimize human harm. 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