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Armed Drones and the Ethics of War
Military Virtue in a Post-Heroic Age
Series: War, Conflict and Ethics
This book assesses the ethical implications of using armed unmanned aerial vehicles (so-called ‘hunter-killer drones’), such as the Predator and Reaper, in contemporary conflicts such as Afghanistan and Yemen. The book's analysis focuses on the United States, which has recently engaged...
To Be Published April 29th 2013 by Routledge
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Disease and Security
Natural Plagues and Biological Weapons in East Asia
Series: Contemporary Security Studies
Focusing on East Asia, this book sets out a framework for analyzing infectious disease threats in security terms. It covers the security significance of naturally occurring disease outbreak events such as SARS and avian influenza, the development and use of biological weapons by state and non-state...
Published November 19th 2009 by Routledge