{"product_id":"drone-warfare-killing-by-remote-control-paperback","title":"Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMedea Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Ehrenreich\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrone Warfare\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive analysis of one of the fastest growing--and most secretive--fronts in global conflict: the rise of robot warfare. In 2000, the Pentagon had fewer than fifty aerial drones; ten years later, it had a fleet of nearly 7,500, and the US Air Force now trains more drone \"pilots\" than bomber and fighter pilots combined. Drones are already a $5 billion business in the US alone. The human cost? Drone strikes have killed more than 200 children alone in Pakistan and Yemen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCODEPINK and Global Exchange cofounder Medea Benjamin provides the first extensive analysis of who is producing the drones, where they are being used, who controls these unmanned planes, and what are the legal and moral implications of their use. In vivid, readable style, this book also looks at what activists, lawyers, and scientists across the globe are doing to ground these weapons. Benjamin argues that the assassinations we are carrying out from the air will come back to haunt us when others start doing the same thing--to us.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedea Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e is a cofounder of the peace group CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. A former economist and nutritionist with the United Nations and World Health Organization, she is the author or editor of eight books. Her articles appear regularly in publications such as the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommonDreams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlterNet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOpEd News\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Ehrenreich\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fourteen books, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBait and Switch\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Virginia.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47406749188274,"sku":"9781781680773","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6cf729f06280ba8d70abe6762a12c3b5.webp?v=1778206258","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/drone-warfare-killing-by-remote-control-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}