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January 8, 2013

Toy Drones and the Evolution of Drone Warfare

The nomination of President Obama’s counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, to head the CIA has a lot of folks talking about drones.  Head over to PolicyMic today to see my take on the most recent advances in drone warfare.

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The debate over drone warfare as a counterterrorism tactic is only just beginning to take shape. Drones provide the U.S. with an option for precise long-range strike that poses fewer risks to men in uniform. But they also raise moral and ethical questions that have yet to be addressed. Drones’ relative ease of use and antiseptic nature, along with the ever-increasing reach of the U.S. drone war and expansion of U.S. “kill lists,” has raised questions over the legal and political consequences of such a strategy. The president himself has noted that, “There’s a remoteness to it that makes it tempting to think that somehow we can, without any mess on our hands, solve vexing security problems.”

Posted in: Middle East, New National Security, Nukes of Hazard blog

January 8, 2013

AR Parrot Drones: The New Evolution of Drone Warfare

by Laicie Heeley [contact information] This article originally appeared on PolicyMic on January 8, 2013. Now that we’ve moved past the holidays, let me ask: What did you get for Christmas? A new camera? A tablet? How about a drone? It might seem like a joke, but toy drones such as the Parrot AR.Drone Quadricopter […]

Posted in: Middle East, Press & In the News on Iran Diplomacy

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