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

Kill Chain: Drones and the Rise of High-Tech Assassins
Author Andrew Cockburn
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Published 2015
Publisher Verso Books
Media type Print (paperback)
Pages 320
ISBN 9781781689462

Kill Chain: Drones and the Rise of High-Tech Assassins is a 2015 book by British-Irish journalist and writer Andrew Cockburn.

Synopsis

The book explores the use of drone warfare by the United States government. Cockburn investigates the origins of US drone warfare and the command centre in Nevada.[1]

Reception

In The Washington Post Karen J. Greenberg was receptive to the book[2] while in The Scotsman Tim Cornwell described the book as "well-reasoned and sometimes dense critique of drone warfare" which turns "into finely honed outrage".[3] The book was also reviewed in The Irish Times.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "VersoBooks.com". versobooks.com.
  2. ↑ Karen J. Greenberg (20 March 2015). "Two books explore the high cost of killing by drone". Washington Post.
  3. ↑ "Book review: Kill Chain by Andrew Cockburn". scotsman.com.
  4. ↑ "Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins, by Andrew Cockburn". The Irish Times. 21 August 2015.


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