Predators :: the CIA's drone war on al Qaeda /
Predators is a riveting introduction to the murky world of Predator and Reaper drones, the CIA's and U.S. military's most effective and controversial killing tools. Brian Glyn Williams combines policy analysis with the human drama of the spies, terrorists, insurgents, and innocent tribal p...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Predators is a riveting introduction to the murky world of Predator and Reaper drones, the CIA's and U.S. military's most effective and controversial killing tools. Brian Glyn Williams combines policy analysis with the human drama of the spies, terrorists, insurgents, and innocent tribal peoples who have been killed in the covert operation -- the CIA's largest assassination campaign since the Vietnam War era -- being waged in Pakistan's tribal regions via remote control aircraft known as drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles. Having traveled extensively in the Pashtun tribal areas while working for the U.S. military and the CIA, Williams explores in detail the new technology of airborne assassinations. From miniature Scorpion missiles designed to kill terrorists while avoiding civilian "collateral damage" to prathrais, the cigarette lighter-size homing beacons spies plant on their unsuspecting targets to direct drone missiles to them, the author describes the drone arsenal in full. Evaluating the ethics of targeted killings and drone technology, Williams covers more than a hundred drone strikes, analyzing the number of slain civilians versus the number of terrorists killed to address the claims of antidrone activists. In examining the future of drone warfare, he reveals that the U.S. military is already building more unmanned than manned aerial vehicles. Predators helps us weigh the pros and cons of the drone program so that we can decide whether it is a vital strategic asset, a "frenemy," or a little of both. |
| Beschreibung: | "Maps courtesy of Canguo Liu" (title page verso) ; no maps found in EBL display. |
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| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-276) and index. |
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| contents | The death of a terrorist -- A history of the Pashtun tribal lands of Pakistan -- Enter the predator -- Operation enduring freedom -- Manhunt -- The drone war begins -- Who is being killed in the drone strikes? -- Spies, lawyers, terrorists and secret bases -- The argument for drones -- The argument against drones -- The future of killer drones -- Appendix: Drone specifications. |
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| spelling | Williams, Brian Glyn, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001035358 Predators : the CIA's drone war on al Qaeda / Brian Glyn Williams. First edition. Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2013] ©2013 1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "Maps courtesy of Canguo Liu" (title page verso) ; no maps found in EBL display. Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-276) and index. Online resource; title from e-book title screen (EBL platform, viewed October 28, 2014). The death of a terrorist -- A history of the Pashtun tribal lands of Pakistan -- Enter the predator -- Operation enduring freedom -- Manhunt -- The drone war begins -- Who is being killed in the drone strikes? -- Spies, lawyers, terrorists and secret bases -- The argument for drones -- The argument against drones -- The future of killer drones -- Appendix: Drone specifications. Predators is a riveting introduction to the murky world of Predator and Reaper drones, the CIA's and U.S. military's most effective and controversial killing tools. Brian Glyn Williams combines policy analysis with the human drama of the spies, terrorists, insurgents, and innocent tribal peoples who have been killed in the covert operation -- the CIA's largest assassination campaign since the Vietnam War era -- being waged in Pakistan's tribal regions via remote control aircraft known as drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles. Having traveled extensively in the Pashtun tribal areas while working for the U.S. military and the CIA, Williams explores in detail the new technology of airborne assassinations. From miniature Scorpion missiles designed to kill terrorists while avoiding civilian "collateral damage" to prathrais, the cigarette lighter-size homing beacons spies plant on their unsuspecting targets to direct drone missiles to them, the author describes the drone arsenal in full. Evaluating the ethics of targeted killings and drone technology, Williams covers more than a hundred drone strikes, analyzing the number of slain civilians versus the number of terrorists killed to address the claims of antidrone activists. In examining the future of drone warfare, he reveals that the U.S. military is already building more unmanned than manned aerial vehicles. Predators helps us weigh the pros and cons of the drone program so that we can decide whether it is a vital strategic asset, a "frenemy," or a little of both. Qaida (Organization) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001058020 Qaida (Organization) fast Terrorism Religious aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87001724 Drone aircraft United States. War Moral and ethical aspects United States. Terrorisme Aspect religieux. Drones États-Unis. Guerre Aspect moral États-Unis. POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Freedom & Security Intelligence. bisacsh TRUE CRIME Espionage. bisacsh Drone aircraft fast Terrorism Religious aspects fast War Moral and ethical aspects fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Social Welfare & Social Work. hilcc Social Sciences. hilcc Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency. hilcc has work: Predators (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGmyDBmXmftqxmPt9XXwFq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Williams, Brian Glyn. Predators : The CIA's Drone War on al Qaeda. Dulles, : Potomac Books Inc., ©2013 9781612346175 (DLC) 2013006662 (OCoLC)816028192 |
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