TY  - BOOK
AU  - Phelps,Wayne
TI  - On killing remotely: the psychology of killing with drones 
SN  - 0316628298
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York
PB  - Little, Brown and Company
KW  - Combat
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Drone aircraft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-332) and index; The evolution of killing from a distance --; An insatiable appetite : rise of the robots --; The machines --; The people --; The missions --; The methods --; How do we kill with RPAs? --; How do we respond to killing remotely? --; Who is the most affected by killing remotely? : the demographics --; Are we at war? --; RPA and the warrior ethos --; Dehumanizing the enemy versus intimacy with the target --; Distance from the target --; Sleep and mental armor --; Demands of authority : everyone's in the cockpit --; Group absolution : killing as a crew --; Target attractiveness --; The video game comparison --; Culture --; A toolbox of best practices --; Where do we go from here? : future killer robots
N2  - The former commander of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft unit explores the ethics of remote military engagement, the misconceptions of PTSD among RPA operators, and the specter of military weaponry controlled by robots; With advances in technology, from armor to in the Middle Ages to nerve gas in World War I to weapons of mass destruction in our own time, the rules of armed conflict have constantly evolved. Today, when killing the enemy can seem palpably risk-free and tantamount to playing a violent video game, what constitutes warfare? What is the effect of remote combat on individual soldiers? Phelps addresses these questions and many others as he explores the ethics of remote military engagement, the misconceptions about PTSD among RPA operators, and the specter of military weaponry controlled by robots. His book is a compelling reminder that it should always be difficult to kill another human being lest we risk losing what makes us human. -- adapted from jacket
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