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_aPhelps, Wayne, _eauthor. |
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_aOn killing remotely : _bthe psychology of killing with drones / _cLieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps. |
250 | _aFirst Edition. | ||
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_aNew York : _bLittle, Brown and Company, _c2021. |
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_axviii, 348 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 327-332) and index. | ||
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_tThe evolution of killing from a distance -- _tAn insatiable appetite : rise of the robots -- _tThe machines -- _tThe people -- _tThe missions -- _tThe methods -- _tHow do we kill with RPAs? -- _tHow do we respond to killing remotely? -- _tWho is the most affected by killing remotely? : the demographics -- _tAre we at war? -- _tRPA and the warrior ethos -- _tDehumanizing the enemy versus intimacy with the target -- _tDistance from the target -- _tSleep and mental armor -- _tDemands of authority : everyone's in the cockpit -- _tGroup absolution : killing as a crew -- _tTarget attractiveness -- _tThe video game comparison -- _tCulture -- _tA toolbox of best practices -- _tWhere do we go from here? : future killer robots. |
520 | _aThe 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. | ||
520 | _aWith 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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