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Author
Publisher
Bombardier Books/Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Drones are transforming warfare through the use of artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and surveillance - leading to competition between the US, China, Israel, and Iran. Who will be the next drone superpower?"--
162) Regulation of drones
Publisher
Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Center
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Armed unmanned aerial vehicles -- combat drones -- have fundamentally altered the ways the United States conducts military operations aimed at countering insurgent and terrorist organizations. Drone technology is on track to become an increasingly important part of the country's arsenal, as numerous unmanned systems are in development and will likely enter service in the future. Concerned citizens, academics, journalists, nongovernmental organizations,...
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The uses of drones are increasing as more understand their capabilities. With all the different sizes and types of drones and accessories available, several different types of surveillance and security missions can be accomplished with them. Law enforcement use them to find suspects. Park rangers use them to locate lost climbers. Homeowners use them to provide home security"--
Author
Series
Future warfare volume no. 60
Publisher
U.S. Air Force Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies, Air University
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
166) New pup on the block
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Wednesday's brother's drone went missing in their own backyard. And that can mean only one thing--the thief is one of their friends! Can the neighborhood's newest service dog help Wednesday and Woof sniff out the bandit? Or will the case of the missing drone be a doggone disaster?" --back cover
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The "author and his colleagues at the investigative website, The Intercept, expose stunning new details about America's secret assassination policy."--NoveList.
When the US government discusses drone strikes publicly, it offers assurances that such operations are a more precise alternative to troops on the ground, but the implicit message from the administration has been trust, but don't verify. The online magazine The Intercept obtained a cache...
Author
Publisher
Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"While supporters claim that drone warfare is not only legal but ethical and wise, others have suggested that drones are prohibited weapons under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) because they cause, or have the effect of causing, indiscriminate killings of civilians, such as those in the vicinity of a targeted person. The main legal justification made by the Barack Obama Administration for the use of armed drones is self-defense. However, there...
Author
Series
Publisher
Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
SUMMARY. While there is widespread opposition to the acquisition and deployment of drones for both surveillance and combat units at the mass and elite levels, individuals and groups differ in the specifics of their arguments. Among domestic and international opponents of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies, we can identify arguments that take issue with: specific aspects of the weapons themselves (such as their ability to target precisely);...
