Drone: Remote Control Warfare

by Hugh Gusterson

Book Overview

"[A] thoughtful examination of the dilemmas this new weapon poses." -- Foreign Affairs

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262034670
• ISBN13: 9780262034678
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 6.0"