4 ms·
>Presumably there is a USAF whitepaper or two that outlines exactly how much cheaper drones are (else: why are they using them?) Have you considered that perha
by unimpressive 11y ago
>Presumably there is a USAF whitepaper or two that outlines exactly how much cheaper drones are (else: why are they using them?)
Have you considered that perhaps they are used for ethical reasons such as being a precision strike that kills less innocent bystanders than an indiscriminate bombing?
(Believe it or not the military does care about that sort of thing.)
- makomk 11y agoAny technology that could allow for more precise bombings could be more easily fitted to a manned bomber because they wouldn't need the video link back to base. Remember, image quality matters a lot here since it restricts how well they can make out the target - innocent people have died because the video links on the drones were too poor-quality to see what they were doing and the operator's superiors jumped to conclusions. It's clearly about cost.
- tomaskafka 11y agoFTFY: Precision strike that kills precisely some people about who the operators have a vague hunch. Like women. Or children. http://boingboing.net/2015/03/11/drones-and-the-rise-of-the-hig.html http://boingboing.net/2015/03/11/drones-and-the-rise-of-the-...
- joering2 11y agoAll actions 2004 – January 31 2015 Total Obama strikes: 362 Total US strikes since 2004: 413 Total reported killed: 2,438-3,942 Civilians reported killed: 416-959 Children reported killed: 168-204 Only 168 children out of 3,942 that's 4% of killed children. If you accept this statistic as reasonable casualties then in my book you're a murderer.