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Drone strikes : effectiveness, consequences and unmanned aerial systems background / Erik Rudaski, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Military and veteran issues.
- Military and Veteran Issues
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drone aircraft--United States.
- Drone aircraft.
- Counterinsurgency--United States.
- Counterinsurgency.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Novinka, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The United States increasingly relies on unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, to target insurgent and terrorist groups around the world. Drones have a number of advantages that could fundamentally alter how the United States engages in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations. Unmanned aerial systems comprise a rapidly growing portion of the military budget, and have been a long-term interest of Congress. At times, Congress has encouraged the development of such systems; in other instances, it has attempted to rein in or better organize the Department of Defense's efforts. This book discusses the effectiveness of drone strikes in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism campaigns; and focuses on the military uses of UAS. (Imprint: Novinka)
- Contents:
- The effectiveness of drone strikes in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism campaigns / James Igoe Walsh
- US unmanned aerial systems / Jeremiah Gertler.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 31, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 1-63117-543-2
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