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Sudden justiceWoods, Chris (Journalist)

Sudden justice

2015386 pages
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"Sudden Justice explores the secretive history of the United States' use of armed drones and their key role not only on today's battlefields, but also in a covert targeted killing project that has let to the deaths of thousands. Days after 9/11, a CIA Predator in Afghanistan executed the world's first lethal drone strike. The Agency's role was no accident -- it had nurtured and developed drones for almost a decade, seeking a platform from which it could monitor its targets and act lethally and instantly on what was learned. Since then remotely piloted aircraft have played a critical role in…

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  • Other · English · 2015
    Oxford University Press · 386 pages · 9780190202590
Drone aircraftAfghan War, 2001-War on Terrorism, 2001-2009Military weaponsUnited states, military policyAfghan War, 2001-2021Uninhabited combat aerial vehiclesAerial Bombing