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Unarmed Aerial Vehicles – A Foreign Policy Nightmare

Unarmed Aerial Vehicles – A Foreign Policy Nightmare. By: Michael Sussman. Unarmed Aerial Vehicles (UAVS or drones) – Used for remote sensing, commercial aerial surveillance, and airstrikes. Over-exploited as a foreign policy tactic

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Unarmed Aerial Vehicles – A Foreign Policy Nightmare

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  1. Unarmed Aerial Vehicles – A Foreign Policy Nightmare By: Michael Sussman

  2. Unarmed Aerial Vehicles (UAVS or drones) – Used for remote sensing, commercial aerial surveillance, and airstrikes. • Over-exploited as a foreign policy tactic • Create issues of morality, strategic error, and economic greed Introduction View the Israeli “Ghost” in action! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlMRFLDFNw0

  3. Obama has implemented drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan to eliminate members from Al-Qaeda • Strikes have killed at least 2,200 citizens as collateral damage • Creates a moral and strategic issue Military Tactics - US

  4. The United Arab Emirates recently bought $200 million of drones from US • Israel is the world’s largest exporter of drones • China can produce drones cheaply and efficiently View the above Heron – TP (Israel) in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2fpqaPLj3U Drone Market

  5. 1 Drone Comparison 1 – Long: >2 hours

  6. China will attack enemies of the state, even on foreign soil • North Korean leader, Kim-Jong Un, continues to launch nuclear tests and threaten the US and North Korea, despite sanctions from UN security council. Drones as Acts of War

  7. Drones are cheap and effective war tools that save the lives of human pilots • However, if abused as a foreign policy tactics, we could live in a world where countries enter wars more quickly and easily. Conclusion

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