TY  - BOOK
AU  - Arkin,William M.
TI  - Unmanned: drones, data, and the illusion of perfect warfare 
SN  - 9780316323352 (hbk.)
AV  - UG 1242 A721u 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Little, Brown and Company
KW  - Drone aircraft
KW  - United States
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Targeted killing
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - War
KW  - Military intelligence
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Technological innovation
KW  - Data mining
KW  - National security
KW  - 20151200
KW  - Military policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-380) and index; Search of the wind -- Dead reckoning -- Fire and forget -- Trojan spirit -- Dialogue of the deaf -- Another plane -- Inherit the wind -- My back is killing me -- The machine builds -- The split -- The explosion -- Flock of birds -- Mind-set over mind -- Gilgamesh calling -- Beyond the speed of war -- X-men -- Ring of fiber -- Command posts of the future -- Oh. Obama was elected -- Pattern of life -- Warka -- Epilogue: the event
N2  - "Unmanned is an in-depth examination of why seemingly successful wars never seem to end. The problem centers on drones, now accumulated in the thousands, the front end of a spying and killing machine that is disconnected from either security or safety. Drones, however, are only part of the problem. William Arkin shows that security is actually undermined by an impulse to gather as much data as possible, the appetite and the theory both skewed towards the notion that no amount is too much. And yet the very endeavor of putting fewer human in potential danger places everyone in greater danger. Wars officially end, but the Data Machine lives on forever. Throughout his career, Arkin has exposed powerful secrets of so-called national security and intelligence. Now he continues that tradition. The most alarming book about warfare in years, Unmanned is essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of mankind."--Provided from Amazon.com
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