For an operator seated by a screen at US Central Command Headquarters in Florida, the display “essentially looks like a digital map”, says Katrina Manson, the author of Project Maven: a Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare. “So if you imagine Google Maps for war – it’s a map with lots of different options on the side.” The map will be dotted with potential targets across Iran, and the operator’s task is to oversee the clinical process of destruction. “You can click through to