The ethics of drone strikes : does reducing the cost of conflict encourage war? / James Igoe Walsh and Marcus Schulzke.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Walsh, James Igoe, author.

Schulzke, Marcus, author.

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher.

Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drone aircraft--Moral and ethical aspects.

Drone aircraft.

Drone aircraft--Public opinion.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 48 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Carlisle Barracks, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

"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, and policymakers have raised questions about the ethical consequences of drones and issued calls for their military use to be strictly regulated. This level of concern is evidence that the future of drone warfare not only hinges on technical innovations, but also on careful analysis of the moral and political dimensions of war. Regardless of whether drones are effective weapons, it would be difficult to sanction their use if they undermine the legitimacy of U.S. military forces or compromise the foundations of democratic government"--Publisher's web site.

Contents:

Introduction and overview

Literature review. Casualty aversion as a constraint on war

Drones and the future of risk-free war

Can risk-free war be ethically advantageous?

Public opinion and the Islamic State

Survey experiment

The importance of conflict type

Conclusion.

Notes:

"September 2015."

Paper version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 42-48).

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed September 30, 2015).

Other Format:

Print version: Walsh, James Igoe. Ethics of drone strikes

OCLC:

922578319