Alyn Smith called for a complete ban on the use of 'lethal autonomous weapons', or killer robots THE SNP have called for the UK to “be at the forefront of negotiations to create the legal framework” around the use of killer robots in warfare. Alyn Smith, the SNP’s foreign affairs spokesperson, also accused the Tory Government of "burying its head in the sand" and hiding “behind ‘no comment’ policies” while weapons it sells are used. He said the Tories were ignoring the moral and legal questions brought by the dawn of the age of remote warfare. Smith introduced a motion in the House of Commons this afternoon which asked: “That leave be given to bring in a bill to make provision about enabling arms exports oversight by the United Kingdom Parliament and the devolved Parliaments and Assemblies; to prohibit the use of lethal autonomous weapons; to make requirements about transparency in arms exports and the use of drones and other remote weapons; and for connected purposes.”