Are Drones Now The Weapon Of Choice For Most Governments?

Drones Are Now The World's Weapon Of Choice, U.N. Expert Says -- CBS

Remotely-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles -- or drones -- have already transformed the nature of war, and the debate on the moral, legal and tactical issues that drones present has increased.

At the White House last week, President Barack Obama got an earful from Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who called for an end to the drone strikes that have targeted al Qaeda and militant figures in Pakistan.

At the U.N., a special rapporteur on human rights and countering terrorism, Ben Emmerson, issued an interim report on his international investigation into drone strikes and targeted killings. The international community heard the results of the inquiry into allegations that the increasing use of remotely piloted aircraft has caused disproportionate civilian casualties.

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My Comment:  I suspect that drones and the use of other types of "robots" will be the trend for the military forces of most nations in the years and decades to come.