Drone, remote control warfare, Hugh Gusterson
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Drone, remote control warfare, Hugh Gusterson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Drone
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
927438386
Responsibility statement
Hugh Gusterson
Sub title
remote control warfare
Summary
"Drones are changing the conduct of war. Deployed at presidential discretion, they can be used in regular war zones or to kill people in such countries as Yemen and Somalia, where the United States is not officially at war. Advocates say that drones are more precise than conventional bombers, allowing warfare with minimal civilian deaths while keeping American pilots out of harm's way. Critics say that drones are cowardly and that they often kill innocent civilians while terrorizing entire villages on the ground. In this book, Hugh Gusterson explores the significance of drone warfare from multiple perspectives, drawing on accounts by drone operators, victims of drone attacks, anti-drone activists, human rights activists, international lawyers, journalists, military thinkers, and academic experts."--Amazon.com
Table Of Contents
Drones 101 -- War remixed -- Remote intimacy -- Casualties -- Arsenal of democracy? -- Conclusion: peering over the horizon
Target audience
adult
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