Bibliograph

Kill chain, the rise of the high-tech assassins, Andrew Cockburn

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Kill chain, the rise of the high-tech assassins, Andrew Cockburn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-296) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kill chain

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

881042019

Responsibility statement

Andrew Cockburn

Sub title

the rise of the high-tech assassins

Summary

"For the first time in our military history, how we wage war is being built around a single strategy: the tracking and elimination of "high value targets"--in other words, assassination by military drone. Kill Chain is the story of how this new paradigm came to be, from WWII to the present; revealing the inner workings of these military technologies; introducing the key figures behind the transformation as well as the people on whom these deadly technologies have been tested; and illuminating the effects of drone warfare on our global image. This book will shed new light on the subject, from drone development in WWII and their use in the Vietnam War, to their embrace by the Bush administration and their controversial use by President Obama today. Cockburn will detail the corporate and political agendas that have effectively legitimized the once-banned practice of assassination, and the devastating effects of drone strikes gone awry"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Remember, kill chain -- Wiring the jungle -- Turning people into nodes -- Predator politics -- It's not assassination if we do it -- Kingpins and maniacs -- Legally blind -- Kill them! Prevail! -- Killing effects -- A piece of junk -- Death by a number -- Drones, baby, drones! -- One big robot

Target audience

adult

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