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Drawing on sources deep in the military and intelligence establishments, Andrew Cockburn's Kill Chain unveils the true effects, as demonstrated by bloody experience, of assassination...
03/10/2015. Book Details. An essential and page-turning narrative on the history of drone warfare from journalist Andrew Cockburn, exploring how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing. Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination.
Drawing on sources deep in the military and intelligence establishments, Andrew Cockburn's Kill Chain unveils the true effects, as demonstrated by bloody experience, of assassination warfare, a revelation that readers will find surprising as well as shocking.
Andrew Cockburn. 3.83. 734 ratings113 reviews. An essential and page-turning narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld, exploring how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination.
Kill Chain: Drones and the Rise of High-Tech Assassins is a 2015 non-fiction book written by Andrew Cockburn. Synopsis. The book explores the use of drone warfare by the United States government. Cockburn investigates the origins of US drone warfare and the command centre in Nevada. Reception
Kill Chain is the essential history of drone warfare, a development in military technology that, as Andrew Cockburn demonstrates, has its origins in long-buried secret programmes dating to US military interventions in Vietnam and Yugoslavia. Cockburn follows the links in a chain that stretches from the White House, thr.
Cockburn, Andrew, 1947- author. Publication date. 2015. Topics. Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles -- History, Drone aircraft -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States, Targeted killing -- United States -- History, Drone aircraft -- History, Military weapons -- United States, National security -- United States. Publisher.
