Kill Chain: Drones and the Rise of High-Tech Assassins - Couverture souple

Cockburn, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1781687196 ISBN 13 : 9781781687192

Editeur : Verso Books, 2015

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Verso Books
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1781687196
• ISBN 13: 9781781687192
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368