Bibliograph

Drone warfare, killing by remote control, Medea Benjamin

Type

Label

Drone warfare, killing by remote control, Medea Benjamin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-246)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Drone warfare

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

813931562

Responsibility statement

Medea Benjamin

Sub title

killing by remote control

Summary

Drone Warfare is the first comprehensive analysis of one of the fastest growing<U+2014>and most secretive<U+2014>fronts in global conflict: the rise of robot warfare. In 2000, the Pentagon had fewer than fifty aerial drones; ten years later, it had a fleet of nearly 7,500, and the US Air Force now trains more drone pilots than bomber and fighter pilots combined. Drones are already a $5 billion business in the US alone. The human cost? Drone strikes have killed more than 200 children alone in Pakistan and Yemen

Table Of Contents

A sordid love affair with killer drones -- It's a growth market -- Here a drone, there a drone, everywhere a drone -- Pilot without a cockpit -- Remote-controlled victims -- Murder by drone: is it legal? -- Morality bites the dust -- The activists strike back -- Opposition to drones goes global

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Killing by remote control

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