Ninja missile was used to kill Al-Zawahiri, know why it is being counted among dangerous weapons

  The killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has deepened distrust between US leaders and the Taliban government.This incident has also raised questions about the Doha peace agreement between the US and the Taliban in 2020.At the same time, a new story with wide-ranging implications is emerging: the speed and nature of international weapons being developed.

Take the Hellfire R9X 'Ninja' missile - the weapon allegedly used to kill al-Zawahiri.This missile was originally used to destroy Soviet tanks in the 1970s and 1980s.This was followed by the development of several variants with different capabilities in the 1990s.These can be fired from 'Reaper' drones or helicopters.

The Hellfire R9X 'Ninja' is not a new weapon.It was used to kill al-Qaeda terrorist Abu Khair al-Masri in Syria in 2017.Hellfire missiles are specially designed missiles.These covert missiles are used to carry out precision strikes aimed at killing terrorists.

Destroyer (Super) Weapon'
'Ninja' missile does not explode when fired and the damage is also very less.At the same time, the chances of casualties to the common people are also less.These are capable of hitting their targets without causing harm to persons and property, but other 'super' weapons can change the way people live and fight wars. 

Russia has invested heavily in so-called 'super' weapons based on outdated technologies.Russia's Avangard missile is very difficult to detect.Similarly, China's DF-17 hypersonic ballistic missile has also been developed with the intention of avoiding the US missile defense system.

The 'Era of Autonomous Weapons'
On a smaller scale, the arms market is seeing an increasing presence of machine gun-armed robotic dogs.Turkey, meanwhile, claims it has developed four types of autonomous drones that can identify and shoot down targets without the instruction of a human operator or GPS.According to a UN report of March 2021, Libya is already using these weapons.

New rules of war
Are new laws or treaties needed to limit these future weapons?In short, the answer is 'yes', but they seem unlikely.The US has called for a global agreement to stop anti-satellite missile tests, but no initiative has been taken in this direction.In contrast, the US has withdrawn from the 'Middle Range Nuclear Power Treaty'.Lethal autonomous weapon systems are a special class of emerging weapon systems.They make their decisions using machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence and do not require human intervention. 

     
New rules for autonomous weapon systems
The 'Stop the Killer Robots' group has called for an international ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems.There is an undeclared deadlock in Geneva over the UN discussion on autonomous weapons.With the growing potential for future use of autonomous weapons, new rules are needed to control them.