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Author:
Chapa, Joseph O., author.
Title:
Is remote warfare moral? : weighing issues of life + death from 7,000 miles / Joseph O. Chapa.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
PublicAffairsHachette Book Group,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
vii, 274 pages ; 25 cm
Subject:
Drone warfare--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Targeted killing--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Drone warfare--Government policy--United States.
Terrorism--Government policy--United States.--United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Killing from 7,000 miles -- The Predator paradigm -- Riskless warfare? -- The morality and psychology of remote warfare -- Good guys and bad guys : when is killing justified? -- Human judgment and remote warfare -- It's "hard work to be excellent" : remote warrior virtue -- What comes next?
Summary:
"The United States is at a historical inflection point as leading military powers are increasing the use of remote weapons, broadening the scope of targeted killing operations, and turning to artificial intelligence to control their weapons systems. This book deals with the complexities of the future of war."-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1541774450
9781541774452
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1285121941
LCCN:
2021059957
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

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