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Author:

Phelps, Wayne, author.

Title:

On killing remotely : the psychology of killing with drones / Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps.

Edition:

First Edition.

Publisher:

LittleBrown,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xviii, 348 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Combat--Psychological aspects.
Drone aircraft.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-332) and index.

Contents:

Where do we go from here? : future killer robots. An insatiable appetite : rise of the robots -- The machines -- The people -- The missions -- The methods -- How do we kill with RPAs? -- How do we respond to killing remotely? -- Who is the most affected by killing remotely? : the demographics -- Are we at war? -- RPA and the warrior ethos -- Dehumanizing the enemy versus intimacy with the target -- Distance from the target -- Sleep and mental armor -- Demands of authority : everyone's in the cockpit -- Group absolution : killing as a crew -- Target attractiveness -- The video game comparison -- Culture -- A toolbox of best practices -- Where do we go from here? : future killer robots.

ISBN:

9780316628297
0316628298

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1195436056

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

ZXPC675 -- Fisher-Whiting Memorial Library (Mapleton)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)