A shapeshifting technology: sometimes in the form of a child’s toy to see the world from up high, most other times a vehicle for explosives or tools for aerial assaults. Both versions are now more accessible than ever. The Recent Evolution of Drone Warfare Access to drone warfare used to be limited to state power, […]
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Drone Warfare is Eroding the Right to Life
Technology has made war feel as remote as a video game: armed drones hover above like silent arbiters of life and death, striking targets with the press of a button. These “precision” machines, initially confined to distant battlefields, are now used in routine counter-terrorism operations and even domestic policing. But who really pays the price […]