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  "proposition": "Technical ability and criticality do not create unrestricted legal authority. Any use of force is jurisdiction- and circumstance-specific; autonomous or destructive systems require competent authorization, tested safeguards, rules of engagement where applicable, and compliance with criminal, tort, aviation, nuclear, and human-rights law.",
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