See it/shoot it : the secret history of the CIA's lethal drone program /

An illuminating study tracing the evolution of drone technology and counterterrorism policy from the Reagan to the Obama administrations. This eye-opening study uncovers the history of the most important instrument of U.S. counterterrorism today: the armed drone. It reveals that, contrary to popular...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fuller, Christopher J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Temas:
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency.
USA > Central Intelligence Agency.
Drone aircraft.
Terrorism > Prevention.
Drones.
Terrorisme > Prévention.
drone airplanes.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Drohne > Flugkörper.
Prävention.
Terrorismus.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: "Let him sleep"
  • Introduction: "The true watersheds in human affairs are seldom spotted"
  • "The Hamlet of nations": the rhetoric and reality of the Reagan administration's counterterrorism policy, 1980-1985
  • "Let's find a way to go after them": the Fadlallah Affair and the Achille Lauro hijacking,1985
  • "We have to find a better way to send a message": the CIA'S Counterterrorism Center, from the Eagle Program to the Predator Drone, 1986-2001
  • "Talking about capturing bin Laden": the Clinton Administration and the legal architecture of lethal force in counterterrorism, 1993-2000
  • "Ninja guys in black suits": alternative counterterrorism tools, 1993-2008
  • "The only game in town": the strategy and effectiveness of the CIA's lethal drone campaign, 2009-2012
  • Conclusion: "It sends its bloodhounds everywhere."

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