Military 'invisibility cloaks' could breach Geneva conventions

Leading military lawyer says refinements of technology already used on stealth bombers could breach international laws

"Invisibility cloaks" and other future advances in military camouflage techniques could violate the Geneva conventions, a top military lawyer has warned.

Refinements of technologies that are already used on stealth bombers could breach compliance with international laws regulating armed conflict if equipment is disguised or soldiers' weapons are hidden, according to Bill Boothby, a former air commodore and deputy director of RAF legal services.