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One-way attack drones: Low-cost, high-tech weapons ‘democratize’ precision warfare

  • Written by Michael C. Horowitz, Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
One-way attack drones: Low-cost, high-tech weapons ‘democratize’ precision warfareIran's Shahed drone is essentially a poor man's cruise missile.AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have propelled drones into the headlines. The word “drone” now stretches to cover everything from hobbyist camera rigs available on Amazon to the Predator and Reaper systems the United States has relied on to fight...

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