Drones: The new arms race

by Tom Roberts on Jul. 05, 2011

Welcome to the 21st century version of the arms race -- drones. According to a story in today's Washington Post, development of drone technology has become all the rage in other countries given the "success" the U.S. has shown in their use in reconnaissance and in attacking targets.

As the story notes, the unmanned crafts are small, inexpensive compared to conventional weapons, deadly, and achieve their goals without the concomitant mess of soldiers coming home in body bags. Recent experience has also shown that few in the United States have been upset by the deaths of unknown civilians in rural Pakistan.

Don't we have already too

Submitted by Manuel Giraldes (not verified) on Jul. 05, 2011.

Don't we have already too much weapons in the world and enough conflicts? I feel deeply worried with this new trend! May Jesus, the King of Peace,help us to deal with it!

Instead of using this

Submitted by Greg Lee (not verified) on Aug. 18, 2011.

Instead of using this technology for the good of mankind, we chose to use it in making more and more weapons that could hurt others. Now I ask where is the logic in that? As an essay writer I don't find any logic that way of thinking.

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