Armed Drones and the Ethics of War: Military virtue in a post-heroic age

by Christian Enemark

Book Overview

This book assesses the ethical implications of using armed unmanned aerial vehicles ('hunter-killer drones') in contemporary conflicts.

The American way of war is trending away from the heroic and towards the post-heroic, driven by a political preference for air-powered management of strategic risks and the reduction of physical risk to US personnel. The recent use of drones in the War on Terror has demonstrated the power of this technology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138900885
• ISBN13: 9781138900882
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"