11. … Assessment, evaluation and revision of both the system and the surrounding political, strategic, operational and tactical ‘wrap’ is a continuous cycle rather than a linear, sequential process and a combination of factors are required to ensure human control at the appropriate points. These include, but are not limited to: …
- Verification, validation and certification processes including legal reviews (specifically Article 36 weapons reviews); …
UK conducts Article 36 legal reviews at multiple procurement milestones and additional reviews if there is a change in system use of capability.10
10 For more details on how the UK conducts weapon reviews see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukweapon-reviews
Human Machine Touchpoints: The United Kingdom’s perspective on human control over weapon development and targeting cycles: Submitted by the United Kingdom (8 August 2018) CCW/GGE.2/2018/WP.1
