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Margaret Kosal, an associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was cited in the LA Times article, "The Navy is starting to put up real money for robot submarines."
Analysts say undersea drones could be used for missions once conducted by crewed submarines, while the lack of a crew gives the drones an advantage in conducting “persistent surveillance for activities that might take place in an area where there is concern about underwater mines,” said Margaret E. Kosal, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology.