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

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Kill Chain: Drones and the Rise of High-Tech Assassins
First edition
AuthorAndrew Cockburn
LanguageEnglish
Published2015
PublisherVerso Books
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages320
ISBN9781781689462

Kill Chain: Drones and the Rise of High-Tech Assassins is a 2015 non-fiction book written by Andrew Cockburn.

Synopsis

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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

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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]

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