Oops! Now Other Countries Have Drones

by TheYoungTurks

"The drone wars are here.

While President Obama ponders new legal and moral guidelines to govern America's growing use of armed robot aircraft, the world outside the White House is engaged in a revolutionary frenzy of building, arming and flying killer drones.

Small, inexpensive and lethal, drones enable everyone from terrorists to the Chinese People's Liberation Army to engage in what the Pentagon acknowledges is a new arms race with "alarming" consequences. More than 50 countries operate surveillance drones and, increasingly, are fitting them with weapons."*

When the U.S. was the only nation with drone power, it was easy-- the military could launch deadly strikes with little to no guidelines. Now, more than 50 other countries and alleged terrorist groups have drone technology. What will this mean for worldwide warfare and military policies? Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more from David Wood/ Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/27/american-drones_n_2199193.html

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