The Drone Century – Faine Greenwood, Researcher & Journalist – #268

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Jul 20, 202646:30Education

Drones have fundamentally changed the economics of warfare. For much of the Global War on Terror, the US enjoyed an overwhelming technological advantage, using drones for surveillance and targeted strikes with little fea...

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