4 ways in which UAV warfare is different
My New America colleague Peter Bergen the other day listed four ways in which drone weapons are making warfare significantly different: 1. "armed drones are different from any previous form of artillery because they can linger over and assess a target for many hours." 2. "armed drones also make it possible to wage war against ...
My New America colleague Peter Bergen the other day listed four ways in which drone weapons are making warfare significantly different:
My New America colleague Peter Bergen the other day listed four ways in which drone weapons are making warfare significantly different:
1. "armed drones are different from any previous form of artillery because they can linger over and assess a target for many hours."
2. "armed drones also make it possible to wage war against particular individuals."
3. "there is a lower threshold for the use of force when armed drones are an option."
4. "drone warfare is taking place in an unprecedented information environment in which the U.S. government collects ever-vaster amounts of data."
Bonus: Here’s nine more facts from Mr. Bergen about drone proliferation.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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