Limiting Armed Drone Proliferation

ISBN-10
0876095899
ISBN-13
9780876095898
Category
Drone aircraft
Pages
53
Language
English
Published
2014
Authors
Sarah E. Kreps, Micah Zenko

Description

"Though the United States remains the lead actor in terms of possessing and using armed drones, the rest of the world is quickly catching up.

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