Drone

Remote Control Warfare

Hugh Gusterson (George Mason University)

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English

Massachusetts Inst of Tec
15 September 2017

Politics & government; International relations; Military aircraft; Ordnance, weapons technology

Series: The MIT Press

"Drone warfare described from the perspectives of drone operators, victims of drone attacks, anti-drone activists, international law, military thinkers, and others. "" A

thoughtful examination of the dilemmas this new weapon poses."" -Foreign Affairs Drones are changing the conduct of war. Deployed at presidential discretion, they can be used in regular war zones or to kill people in such countries as Yemen and Somalia, where the United States is not officially at war. Advocates say that drones are more precise than conventional bombers, allowing warfare with minimal civilian deaths while keeping American pilots out of harm's way. Critics say that drones are cowardly and that they often kill innocent civilians while terrorizing entire villages on the ground. In this book, Hugh Gusterson explores the significance of drone warfare from multiple perspectives, drawing on accounts by drone operators, victims of drone attacks, anti-drone activists, human rights activists, international lawyers, journalists, military thinkers, and academic experts. Gusterson examines the way drone warfare has created commuter warriors and redefined the space of the battlefield. He looks at the paradoxical mix of closeness and distance involved in remote killing- is it easier than killing someone on the physical battlefield if you have to watch onscreen? He suggests a new way of understanding the debate over civilian casualties of drone attacks. He maps ""ethical slippage"" over time in the Obama administration's targeting practices. And he contrasts Obama administration officials' legal justification of drone attacks with arguments by international lawyers and NGOs."

By: Hugh Gusterson (George Mason University)
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 16mm
ISBN: 9780262534413
ISBN 10: 026253441X
Series: The MIT Press
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 15 September 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hugh Gusterson is Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University. He is the author of Nuclear Rites and People of the Bomb: Portraits of America's Nuclear Complex.

Reviews for Drone: Remote Control Warfare

[A] thoughtful examination of the dilemmas this new weapon poses. * Foreign Affairs * In this excellent book, the anthropologist Hugh Gusterson argues that drones have fundamentally transformed the nature of war. * Prospect Magazine * Among a blizzard of new books probing drone warfare, Hugh Gusterson's slim volume is among the most careful, concise and insightful.... Even anyone who thinks they know all there is to know about drone warfare will profit from Gusterson's rich and penetrating study. * Logos: A Journal of Modern Society & Culture * [I]nsightful. * Publishers Weekly *

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