Name: Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control
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Author: Barbara Ehrenreich
ISBN: 9781781680773

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Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control

Type

Physical Book

Author

Medea Benjamin

Preface by

Barbara Ehrenreich

Publisher

Verso

Year

2013

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6x13x2 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN

1781680779

ISBN13

9781781680773

Synopsis "Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control"

Drone Warfare is the first comprehensive analysis of one of the fastest growing--and most secretive--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. CODEPINK and Global Exchange cofounder Medea Benjamin provides the first extensive analysis of who is producing the drones, where they are being used, who controls these unmanned planes, and what are the legal and moral implications of their use. In vivid, readable style, this book also looks at what activists, lawyers, and scientists across the globe are doing to ground these weapons. Benjamin argues that the assassinations we are carrying out from the air will come back to haunt us when others start doing the same thing--to us.

Barbara Ehrenreich

(Preface by)

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Essayist and social activist from the United States. From 1991 to 1997, he was a regular columnist for Time magazine and has written for publications such as The New York Times, Mother Jones, The Atlantic Monthly, Z Magazine. Since August 2005, he writes for The Progressive newspaper. Essayist and social activist from the United States. From 1991 to 1997, he was a regular columnist for Time magazine and has written for publications such as The New York Times, Mother Jones, The Atlantic Monthly, Z Magazine. Since August 2005, he writes for The Progressive newspaper.

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