
Kill Chain
The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins
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Narrated by:
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Malcolm Hillgartner
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By:
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Andrew Cockburn
This essential, pause-resister narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld explores how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing.
Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination, yet few understand how and why it has become our principal way of waging war. 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, and the ways in which the technology works and, despite official claims, does not work.
Taking the listener inside the well-guarded world of national security, the audiobook 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 multibillion-dollar contracts they spawn - have been put to the test.
Drawing on sources deep within the military and intelligence establishments, Andrew Cockburn's Kill Chain unveils the true effects, as demonstrated by bloody experience, of assassination warfare - a revelation that listeners will find surprising and shocking.
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The rest is historical information and budgets.
The costs are incredible to me and the willful ignoring of specific and pertinent data is criminal.
Book was an OK book for a road trip with headphones on. No one else in the vehicle would have liked it.
If you can get this for free it’s worth it.
Not Really About Drones
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Fascinating and Infuriating
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An IRL Dystopian Sci-fi Story
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Excellent read!
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Introduction
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outstanding
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A thorough review of the drones
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A real eye opener
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Engaging and informative. Good listen. Will follow this one up with the author’s other book on the topic.
Informative
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Very well done
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