What do drones mean for the future of warfare?
Drones are now the weapon of choice for governments and terrorists. As they transform the way wars are fought we ask what extent that's a bad thing and what can be done about it.
A few weeks ago a rebel group without an air-force managed to attack a foreign airport 1,000 miles away....from the air using drones. And theoretically what the Yemeni insurgents did in Abu Dhabi is repeatable the world over. Indeed is being repeated. Meanwhile drones are often the weapon of choice for major powers operating a long way from home. So are drones transforming the way conflicts are fought, to what extent is that a bad thing, and what can be done about it?
David Aaronovitch talks to:
Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Professor of War Studies at Loughborough University
Dr James Rogers, Assistant Professor at the Centre for War Studies in Odense, Denmark
Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor at The Economist
Dr Sarah Kreps, Director of the Tech Policy Lab at Cornell University
Producers: Rosamund Jones and Ben Carter
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed and Sophie Hill
Sound engineer: Graham Puddifoot
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