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can deliver its weaponry anywhere on the planet with staggering speed, knock out an enemy’s satellite communications system, or follow individuals biometrically for great distances. Along with the country’s advanced cyberwar capacity, it’s also the most sophisticated militarized information system ever created and an insurance policy for U.S. global dominion deep into the twenty-first century. It’s the future as the Pentagon imagines it; it’s under development; and Americans know nothing about it. (McCoy, 2012) Such a scenario may sound satisfactory in the offices of the Pentagon, but in the real world can have a similar effect to nuclear weaponry: An arms race for military technology across the world. It’s worth bearing in mind that the nuclear weapon was quickly acquired by an official enemy of the United States, the Soviet Union. Imagine a nuclear armed drone. Already, Iran has acquired technology to fly surveillance drones into Israeli territory. Besides igniting anger and fueling terrorism, drone strikes could also result in more direct blowback – an attack with the same weapon. We can only guess what the future has in store, but unless precautions are taken today to stop drone strikes that already have been a human catastrophe in the Middle East, there is reason for grave concern for the future use of technologically advanced weaponry. Unless there is a drastic change, which seems unlikely, drone warfare will continue far into the future. What we see today may only be the beginning of much more to come.
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