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Drones and the Future of Armed Conflict: Ethical, Legal, and Strategic Implications
David Cortright (Ed.)
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Description for Drones and the Future of Armed Conflict: Ethical, Legal, and Strategic Implications
Paperback. Editor(s): Cortright, David; Fairhurst, Rachel; Wall, Kristen. Num Pages: 307 pages, 1 halftone, 2 tables. BIC Classification: LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. .
During the past decade, armed drones have entered the American military arsenal as a core tactic for countering terrorism. When coupled with access to reliable information, they make it possible to deploy lethal force accurately across borders while keeping one's own soldiers out of harm's way. The potential to direct force with great precision also offers the possibility of reducing harm to civilians. At the same time, because drones eliminate some of the traditional constraints on the use of force like the need to gain political support for full mobilization they lower the threshold for launching military strikes. The development ... Read more
During the past decade, armed drones have entered the American military arsenal as a core tactic for countering terrorism. When coupled with access to reliable information, they make it possible to deploy lethal force accurately across borders while keeping one's own soldiers out of harm's way. The potential to direct force with great precision also offers the possibility of reducing harm to civilians. At the same time, because drones eliminate some of the traditional constraints on the use of force like the need to gain political support for full mobilization they lower the threshold for launching military strikes. The development ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
307
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226478364
SKU
V9780226478364
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99-50
About David Cortright (Ed.)
David Cortright is director of policy studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of several books, including Ending Obama's War: Responsible Military Withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rachel Fairhurst and Kristen Wall are former research assistants at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. ... Read more
Reviews for Drones and the Future of Armed Conflict: Ethical, Legal, and Strategic Implications
While the peak of drone usage may have passed, we will be evaluating and reevaluating the legality, justice, and utility of the drone war for decades. Cortright, Fairhurst, and Wall provide an important contribution to the broader discussion on drone warfare. Readers with an interest in political affairs and the use of force will find this book fascinating, and those ... Read more