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Is remote warfare moral? : weighing issues of life + death from 7,000 miles / Joseph O. Chapa.
Van Pelt Library UG1242.D7 C445 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chapa, Joseph O., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drone warfare--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
- Drone warfare.
- Targeted killing--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
- Targeted killing.
- Drone warfare--Government policy--United States.
- Terrorism--Government policy--Prevention--United States.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorism--Government policy.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 274 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group, 2022.
- Summary:
- "The United States is at a historical inflection point as leading military powers are increasing the use of remote weapons, broadening the scope of targeted killing operations, and turning to artificial intelligence to control their weapons systems. This book deals with the complexities of the future of war."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The Predator Paradigm
- 2. Riskless Warfare?
- 3. The Morality and Psychology of Remote Warfare
- 4. Good Guys and Bad Guys: When Is Killing Justified?
- 5. Human Judgment and Remote Warfare
- 6. It's "Hard Work to Be Excellent": Remote Warrior Virtue
- 7. What Comes Next?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Penman Wood Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781541774452
- 1541774450
- OCLC:
- 1285121941
- Publisher Number:
- 99991269269
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