The future is here . . .

. . . and it may not need us. Much, anyway.

Item:

"This is the way of the future," Winter said. "I like to say, it's one small step for man and one significant technical leap for unmanned kind."
The X-47B is far bigger than the Predator, has three times the range and can be programmed to carry out missions with no human intervention, the Navy said.

Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/U-S-launches-drone-from-aircraft-carrier-4515717.php#ixzz2TItjGSPi

And if some of that reminds you a little of the plot in this book:

. . . I owe you many thanks for reading my work.