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100 1 _aCockburn, Andrew,
_d1947-
245 1 0 _aKill chain :
_bthe rise of the high-tech assassins /
_cAndrew Cockburn.
300 _a309 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"For the first time in our military history, how we wage war is being built around a single strategy: the tracking and elimination of "high value targets"--in other words, assassination by military drone. Kill Chain is the story of how this new paradigm came to be, from WWII to the present; revealing the inner workings of these military technologies; introducing the key figures behind the transformation as well as the people on whom these deadly technologies have been tested; and illuminating the effects of drone warfare on our global image. This book will shed new light on the subject, from drone development in WWII and their use in the Vietnam War, to their embrace by the Bush administration and their controversial use by President Obama today. Cockburn will detail the corporate and political agendas that have effectively legitimized the once-banned practice of assassination, and the devastating effects of drone strikes gone awry"--
650 0 _aDrone aircraft
_xHistory.
650 0 _aTargeted killing
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aDrone aircraft
_xMoral and ethical aspects
_zUnited States.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Military / Weapons.
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650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General.
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650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security.
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650 7 _aHISTORY / Military / United States.
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