Predator
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Intervention ‘without the need to consider the human cost’: MoD thinking on UK’s new drone revealed
Overall, the presentations provide an important insight into the thinking of the British military and security establishment on Protector, and their belief that our “blood and treasure” are what primarily matters when the UK undertakes overseas interventions. Continue reading
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Cost of UK air and drone strikes in Iraq and Syria reach £1.75 billion By Chris Cole
Analysis of figures released in response to Freedom of Information requests by Drone Wars UK indicate that the UK has spent £1.75bn on armed air missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria since August 2014. It should be noted that the overall cost of UK military operations in Iraq and Syria will be much higher. Continue reading
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2018: British armed drone operations reach a crossroads By Chris Cole
In December 2017 the RAF announced that British Reaper drones had reached the significant milestone of flying 100,000 hours of combat operations. The hyper-asymmetric nature of drone strikes, enabling so-called ‘risk-free’ war, has long raised concerns that the technology would tempt politicians into engaging in permanent war. As we enter 2018, it seems that UK… Continue reading
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After ten years, time to ground Britain’s drones By Chris Cole
This month (October 2017) marks ten years of British Reaper drone operations. Acquired on a temporary basis as an ‘Urgent Operational Capability’, the UK began operating armed drones in Afghanistan in October 2007 after having three delivered directly to Kandahar airport. A decade later the Reapers have been in continuous use and are now deemed… Continue reading
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The A-Z of Drones 2013 Part 1 By Chris Cole
Phase two of the UK government-industry programme, ASTRAEA, which aims to open up UK airspace to civil drones, came to an end this year. While the drone lobby is keeping up the pressure the public remain extremely sceptical. News that British drones may be heading to Africa came as a big surprise, and will no… Continue reading
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Isn't it time to stop drone wars?
The US claims that the killing of its ambassador in the Libyan city of Benghazi was allegedly thoroughly planned by the northern African branch of Al-Qaeda. Now, the US is planning a response to these alleged terrorists. Two US drones, “Predator” and “Reaper,” will be sent to Libya very soon. Continue reading
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Drones And New U.S. Global War Policy By Luis Beaton*
The budget plan which will be released this month, includes an increase of 30 percent in the fleet of U.S. drones, according to officials quoted by the Washington Post, in an attempt perhaps to effectively compensate for troop reductions. Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: November 25, 2011
Stop NATO Reward For Russian Appeasement Of U.S., NATO Is Futility GCC-Controlled Arab League Issues Syria 48-Hour Ultimatum BRICS Nations Demand No External Interference In Syria, Iran NATO Missile Shield In Turkey ‘Israel’s Eye’ Over Middle East: Iranian Official Kosovo: NATO Troops Retreat, Serbs At Barricades NATO-Ukraine Committee Charts Further Cooperation, Integration Armenia: NATO Experts Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: September 24, 2011
24 September 2011 — Stop NATO EU Defense Chiefs: Learn Lessons Of Libya War For Future Operations Pakistan: 52 Drone Strikes Kill 463 So Far This Year U.S. To Deploy Predator Drones In Turkey: Prime Minister GUAM: Azerbaijan-Georgia-Moldova-Romania Pipeline Plans 42 New Warplanes: U.S. Commander Eyes ‘Interoperable’ Japanese Fighter Fleet NATO Not Welcome: Russia Bolsters Continue reading
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Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: August 18, 2011
18 August 2011 — Stop NATO U.S. Deploys Two More Predator Drones For NATO’s Libyan War NATO To Test European Interceptor Missile Initial Operational Capability 246,000 U.S. Troops Abroad: ‘Space Has Revolutionized How We Fight’ 1.2 Million Combat Hours: Robots To Give Pentagon Casualty-Free Wars U.S. Navy On Arctic: Facing New Ocean For First Time Continue reading
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The DIY Terminator: Private Robot Armies And The Algorithm-Run Future Of War By Greg Lindsay
In the latest installment of the Butterfly Effect: Predator drones are just the start of unmanned, autonomous warfare technology. But as the tech becomes more democratized and more deadly, what happens when anyone can assemble an army of killing machines? Continue reading
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Decade Of The Drone: America’s Aerial Assassins By Rick Rozoff
2010 is the tenth and deadliest year in Washingtons use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for targeted assassinations and untargeted collateral damage. Originally designed for battlefield surveillance and reconnaissance, albeit often to call in lethal military strikes, drones have been employed by the U.S. since 2001 to identify and kill human targets. Continue reading
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Welcome Home, War! Creating the “Domestic Surveillance State” By Prof. Alfred W. McCoy
In his approach to National Security Agency surveillance, as well as CIA renditions, drone assassinations, and military detention, President Obama has to a surprising extent embraced the expanded executive powers championed by his conservative predecessor, George W. Bush. This bipartisan affirmation of the imperial executive could “reverberate for generations,” warns Jack Balkin, a specialist on First Amendment… Continue reading
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