14.12.2012, 17:03
|
#1 |
|
Administrator
Join Date: 08.03.2005
Posts: 3,157
|
Joystick Warfare Hell: The Suffering of an American Drone Operator
Much has been made of the devastating impact American drones have on civilians in Pakistan and Afghanistan. One soldier's story shows that it can also adversely affect the lives of those who operate the remote-controlled weapons. Former servicemember Brandon Bryant is still haunted by images of the injured and dying.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-872726.html |
|
|
|
14.12.2012, 19:53
|
#2 |
|
Join Date: 06.11.2012
Posts: 83
|
Assorted totaltiarian regimems sponsors -beware!
The United States will deploy 400 troops and two Patriot air-defense missile batteries to Turkey in the coming weeks to defend against potential threats from Syria, defense officials said Friday.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed the order en route to Turkey, where he is visiting Incirlik Air Base, Pentagon spokesman George Little told reporters. |
|
|
|
|
15.12.2012, 19:37
|
#3 | |
|
Join Date: 29.10.2012
Posts: 1
|
There is no such thing as a clean war.
Quote:
The moment you decide to kill another human being, you buy into this antithesis. The means of killing are irrelevant, a mere technicality. |
|
|
|
|
|
16.12.2012, 15:31
|
#4 |
|
Join Date: 06.11.2012
Posts: 83
|
Relax, comrades!
"It's the brain of a drone, known as a cockpit in Air Force parlance. But the pilots in the container aren't flying through the air. They're just sitting at the controls."
Next generation of USAF hypersoning planes are going to be fully autonomous. In other words: no on the ground human operator. And who do 'comrades' are going to drag to Hague then? |
|
|
|
|
16.12.2012, 15:42
|
#5 |
|
Join Date: 06.11.2012
Posts: 83
|
"The Predator can remain airborne for an entire day, but it is also slow,"
That's why God (and DARPA) gave us Global Hawks. |
|
|
|
