On killing remotely: the psychology of killing with drones
The former commander of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft unit explores the ethics of remote military engagement, the misconceptions of PTSD among RPA operators, and the specter of military weaponry controlled by robots
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| Zusammenfassung: | The former commander of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft unit explores the ethics of remote military engagement, the misconceptions of PTSD among RPA operators, and the specter of military weaponry controlled by robots "Remotely piloted aircraft, aka drones -- used initially for surveillance and now, increasingly, as precisely targeted weapons -- have revolutionized how nations throughout the world protect and defend their citizens. Anyone joining the U.S. Air Force today is more likely to be trained as an RPA crew member than to pilot a traditional airplane. Twenty-five years ago the book On Killing opened our eyes to the innate human resistance to taking another person's life and the specific military training that can effectively counter this inhibition when warranted. Now On Killing Remotely expands on that landmark work to encompass the high-tech weaponry of the twenty-first century. At the heart of this book are the men and women who control weaponized drones. Among them are members of every branch of the U.S. military. Typically, they work at a domestic military base and spend long shifts stalking a target seven thousand miles away -- observing for days and sometimes months as the target goes about his daily routine, interacts with family and neighbors -- and then they kill. For many this experience can be intimate and intense. And when the shift is over, they commute home, often in time to catch a child's soccer game or dance recital. Theirs is a new kind of service, widely misperceived as risk-free and tantamount to playing a video game. This ground-breaking book reveals the repercussions. Exploring the ethics of remote military engagement, the misconceptions about PTSD among RPA operators, and the specter of military weaponry controlled by robots, On Killing Remotely is an urgent and compelling reminder that it should always be difficult to kill anouther human being lest we risk losing what makes us human." -- With advances in technology, from armor to in the Middle Ages to nerve gas in World War I to weapons of mass destruction in our own time, the rules of armed conflict have constantly evolved. Today, when killing the enemy can seem palpably risk-free and tantamount to playing a violent video game, what constitutes warfare? What is the effect of remote combat on individual soldiers? Phelps addresses these questions and many others as he explores the ethics of remote military engagement, the misconceptions about PTSD among RPA operators, and the specter of military weaponry controlled by robots. His book is a compelling reminder that it should always be difficult to kill another human being lest we risk losing what makes us human. -- adapted from jacket |
| Beschreibung: | xviii, 348 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780316628297 |
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| adam_text | Contents Introduction A Predator Hunts for Bin Laden xiii SECTION I Understanding Remotely Piloted Aircraft Chapter One The Evolution of Killing from a Distance 3 Chapter Two An Insatiable Appetite: Rise of the Robots 21 Chapter Three The Machines 35 Chapter Four The People 49 Chapter Five The Missions 68 Chapter Six The Methods 81 SECTION II A Spectrum of Responses to Killing with RPAs Chapter One How Do We Kill with RPAs? 109 Chapter Two How Do We Respond to Killing Remotely? 123 Chapter Three Who Is Most Affected by Killing Remotely?: The Demographics 136 SECTION III All Topics Considered Chapter One Are We at War? 151 Chapter Two RPA and the Warrior Ethos 169 Chapter Three Dehumanizing the Enemy Versus Intimacy with the Target 183 Chapter Four Distance from the Target 201 Chapter Five Sleep and Mental Armor 211 Chapter Six Demands of Authority: Everyone’s in the Cockpit 226 Xl
CONTENTS Chapter Seven Group Absolution: Killing as a Crew 241 Chapter Eight Target Attractiveness 257 SECTION ГѴ Barriers, Help, and the Future Chapter One The Video Game Comparison 275 Chapter Two Culture 289 Chapter Three A Toolbox of Best Practices 304 Chapter Four Where Do We Go from Here?: Future Killer Robots 317 Acknowledgments 323 Bibliography 327 Index 333 Xli
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Contents Introduction A Predator Hunts for Bin Laden xiii SECTION I Understanding Remotely Piloted Aircraft Chapter One The Evolution of Killing from a Distance 3 Chapter Two An Insatiable Appetite: Rise of the Robots 21 Chapter Three The Machines 35 Chapter Four The People 49 Chapter Five The Missions 68 Chapter Six The Methods 81 SECTION II A Spectrum of Responses to Killing with RPAs Chapter One How Do We Kill with RPAs? 109 Chapter Two How Do We Respond to Killing Remotely? 123 Chapter Three Who Is Most Affected by Killing Remotely?: The Demographics 136 SECTION III All Topics Considered Chapter One Are We at War? 151 Chapter Two RPA and the Warrior Ethos 169 Chapter Three Dehumanizing the Enemy Versus Intimacy with the Target 183 Chapter Four Distance from the Target 201 Chapter Five Sleep and Mental Armor 211 Chapter Six Demands of Authority: Everyone’s in the Cockpit 226 Xl
CONTENTS Chapter Seven Group Absolution: Killing as a Crew 241 Chapter Eight Target Attractiveness 257 SECTION ГѴ Barriers, Help, and the Future Chapter One The Video Game Comparison 275 Chapter Two Culture 289 Chapter Three A Toolbox of Best Practices 304 Chapter Four Where Do We Go from Here?: Future Killer Robots 317 Acknowledgments 323 Bibliography 327 Index 333 Xli |
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| title | On killing remotely the psychology of killing with drones |
| title_alt | The evolution of killing from a distance -- An insatiable appetite : rise of the robots -- The machines -- The people -- The missions -- The methods -- How do we kill with RPAs? -- How do we respond to killing remotely? -- Who is the most affected by killing remotely? : the demographics -- Are we at war? -- RPA and the warrior ethos -- Dehumanizing the enemy versus intimacy with the target -- Distance from the target -- Sleep and mental armor -- Demands of authority : everyone's in the cockpit -- Group absolution : killing as a crew -- Target attractiveness -- The video game comparison -- Culture -- A toolbox of best practices -- Where do we go from here? : future killer robots |
| title_auth | On killing remotely the psychology of killing with drones |
| title_exact_search | On killing remotely the psychology of killing with drones |
| title_exact_search_txtP | On killing remotely the psychology of killing with drones |
| title_full | On killing remotely the psychology of killing with drones Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps (USMC, retired) |
| title_fullStr | On killing remotely the psychology of killing with drones Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps (USMC, retired) |
| title_full_unstemmed | On killing remotely the psychology of killing with drones Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps (USMC, retired) |
| title_short | On killing remotely |
| title_sort | on killing remotely the psychology of killing with drones |
| title_sub | the psychology of killing with drones |
| topic | Drohne Flugkörper (DE-588)4332556-7 gnd Militär (DE-588)4039305-7 gnd Tötung (DE-588)4060336-2 gnd |
| topic_facet | Drohne Flugkörper Militär Tötung USA |
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