Kill Chain - Couverture rigide

Cockburn, Andrew

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0805099263 ISBN 13 : 9780805099263

Editeur : Henry Holt & Company Inc, 2015

Synopsis

Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination. Yet few understand how and why this has become our principal way of waging war. Kill Chain uncovers the real and extraordinary story; its origins in long-buried secret programs, the breakthroughs that made drone operations possible, the ways in which the technology works and, despite official claims, does not work. Taking the reader inside the well-guarded world of national security, the book reveals the powerful interests - military, CIA and corporate - that have led the drive to kill individuals by remote control. Most importantly of all, the book describes what has really happened when the theories underpinning the strategy - and the multi-billion dollar contracts they spawn - have been put to the test.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Kill Chain uncovers the real and extraordinary story of drone warfare, its origins in long-buried secret programs, the breakthroughs that made drone operations possible, the ways in which the technology works, and, despite official claims, does not work. Through the well-guarded world of national security, the book reveals the powerful interestsmilitary, CIA, and corporatethat have led the drive to kill individuals by remote control. Most importantly of all, the book describes what has really happened when the theories underpinning the strategyand the multi billion-dollar contracts they spawnhave been put to the test.

Biographie de l'auteur

ANDREW COCKBURN is the Washington Editor of Harpers Magazine and the author of many articles and books on national security, including the New York Times Editors Choice Rumsfeld and The Threat. He is a regular opinion contributor to the Los Angeles Times and has written for, among others, the New York Times, National Geographic and the London Review of Books.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Henry Holt & Company Inc
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0805099263
• ISBN 13: 9780805099263
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible