Drone warfare
Subtitle: killing by remote control
By: Benjamin Medea
Edition: Fully rev. and updated.
Publisher: Verso
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781781680773
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Government policy; Military applications; Drone aircraft; Robotics; War; Military policy
Description: Drone Warfare is a comprehensive look at the growing menace of robotic warfare, with an extensive analysis of who is producing the drones, where they are being used, who "pilots" these unmanned planes, who the victims are, and what the legal and moral implications are. In a vivid, accessible style, the book also looks at what activists, lawyers, and scientists are doing to ground the drones and considers ways to move forward.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.