by Andrew Cockburn
A critical narrative on the history of drone warfare by Harper Washington editor Cockburn. Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination. Kill Chain explores how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing.
Cockburn uncovers the real and
extraordinary story of how and why using drones has become our
principal way of waging war. Uncovering its origins in long-buried secret programs, and the
breakthroughs that made drone operations possible, Cockburn examines the ways in which the
technology works and, despite official claims, does not work. Taking
the reader inside the well-guarded world of national security, the book
reveals the powerful interests, military, CIA and corporate, that have
led the drive to kill individuals by remote control. Most importantly of all, the book describes what has really happened when the theories underpinning the strategy, and the multi-billion dollar contracts they spawn, have been put to the test. 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.
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