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- 020 __ |a 9780262534413 (sc) : |c CNY113.03
- 050 00 |a UG1242.D7 |b G88 2017
- 100 1_ |a Gusterson, Hugh.
- 245 10 |a Drone : |b remote control warfare / |c Hugh Gusterson.
- 260 __ |a Cambridge, MA ; |a London : |b MIT Press, |c [2017]
- 300 __ |a xi, 199 p. : |b illustrations ; |c 20 cm.
- 336 __ |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
- 337 __ |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia
- 338 __ |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier
- 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-199) and index.
- 505 0_ |a Acknowledgments -- Drones 101 -- War remixed -- Remote intimacy -- Casualties -- Arsenal of democracy? -- Conclusion: peering over the horizon -- Notes -- Index.
- 520 __ |a "Drones are changing the conduct of war. Advocates say that drones are more precise than conventional bombers, allowing warfare with minimal civilian deaths while keeping American pilots out of harm's way. Critics say that drones are cowardly and that they often kill innocent civilians while terrorizing entire villages on the ground. In this book, the author explores the significance of drone warfare from multiple perspectives, drawing on accounts by drone operators, victims of drone attacks, antidrone activists, human rights activists, international lawyers, journalists, military thinkers, and academic experts. The author examines the way drone warfare has created commuter warriors and redefined the space of the battlefield. he looks at the paradoxical mix of closeness and distance involved in remote killing: is it easier than killing someone on the physical battlefield if you have to watch onscreen? He maps "ethical slippage" over time in targeting practices. ANd he contrasts government officials' legal justification of drone attacks with arguments by international lawyers and NGOs."-- Back cover.
- 650 _0 |a Drone aircraft |x History.
- 650 _0 |a Drone aircraft |x Moral and ethical aspects.
- 650 _0 |a Drone aircraft |x Social aspects.
- 650 _0 |a Air warfare |x Moral and ethical aspects |z United States.
- 650 _0 |a Air warfare |x History |y 21st century.