A Predator drone armed with a missile stands on the tarmac of Kandahar military airport in Afghanistan on June 13, 2010. Massoud Hossaini/Pool/Reuters/File
Drone Wars: The Temptation Of Automated Conflict -- Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, Washington Post
Iran is claiming that it shot down a U.S. spy drone. Missile kills drone. This is the future of warfare, where technology fights technology.
Automated conflict is so tempting today. After a decade of costly and ineffective traditional wars that involved troops on the ground and cost a fortune, these drone wars can look pretty tame (and cheap) by comparison.
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My Comment: A sobering analysis and commentary on where drones are leading us. Read it all.
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