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In The Drone Age, Michael J. Boyle addresses some of the biggest questions surrounding the impact of drones on our world today and the risks that we might face tomorrow. Will drones produce a safer world because they reduce risk to pilots, or will the prospect of clean, remote warfare lead governments to engage in more conflicts? Will drones begin to replace humans on the battlefield? Will they empower soldiers and peacekeepers to act more precisely and humanely in crisis zones? How will terrorist organizations turn this technology back on the governments that fight them?

A “can’t-miss for anyone interested in current military affairs,” On Killing Remotely reveals and explores the costs—to individual soldiers and to society—of the way we wage war today (Kirkus Reviews, starred). Throughout history society has determined specific rules of engagement...

It is a measure of how much the United States’ security has improved since the more dangerous moments of the Cold War that the most troublesome issues in the military field today concern not weapons of mass destruction but targeted killing. The power that comes with access to the nuclear codes, of course, remains foremost when considering a presidential candidate’s fitness for office. Yet no American leader has authorized the use of nuclear weapons since 1945.

In the beginning, drones were almost exclusively the province of militaries.

"Spying on Amazon's Drones" is from the October 01, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Scott and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"A Rookie Learns to Fly a Drone" is from the April 13, 2016 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Prashant S. Rao and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Drones Marshaled to Drop Lifesaving Supplies Over Rwandan Terrain" is from the April 04, 2016 Tech section of The New York Times. It was written by John Markoff and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Israel Denies Claims That Syria Shot down Warplane and Drone" is from the September 13, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and Anne Barnard and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"In Major Step for Drone Delivery, Amazon Flies Package to Customer in England" is from the December 14, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Nick Wingfield and Mark Scott and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"U.S. Drones Record ISIS Fighters Fleeing Syrian City" is from the August 13, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and Eric Schmitt and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Wal-Mart Looks to Drones to Speed Distribution" is from the June 02, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Abrams and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Emergency Workers Turn to Drones to Save Lives" is from the June 19, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Scott and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Pentagon Confronts a New Threat from ISIS: Exploding Drones" is from the October 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael S. Schmidt and Eric Schmitt and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Dutch Firm Trains Eagles to Take down High-Tech Prey: Drones" is from the May 28, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephen Castle and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.