46. Scott Wilson, “In Gaza, Life Shaped by Drones,” Washington Post, December 3, 2011.
47. W. J. Hennigan, “The Air Force Buys an Avenger, Its Biggest and Fastest Armed Drone,” Los Angeles Times, December 31, 2011.
48. Roggio and Mayer, “Charting the Data for US Airstrikes in Pakistan.”
49. Willie Jones, “US Air Force Drone Touches Down amid Questions,” Tech Talk (blog), IEEE Spectrum, December 6, 2010, http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/military/us-air-force-drone-touches-down-amid-questions.
50. Adam Entous, “NATO to Acquire Fleet of Unmanned Drones,” Wall Street Journal, February 4, 2012.
51. “NATO to Build Drone Base in Sicily,” Malta Star, February 4, 2012.
52. Scott Wilson and Jon Cohen, “Poll Finds Broad Support for Obama’s Counterterrorism Policies,” Washington Post, February 7, 2012.
53. Tony Cappacio, “Pentagon to Increase Stock in High Altitude Drones,” Business Week, February 5, 2010.
54. Jen Dimascio, “Pentagon Preps Attack of Drones,” Politico, February 4, 2010, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32492.html.
55. “Drones in Houston Help Fight Iraq, Afghanistan Wars,” Houston Chronicle, June 28, 2010.
56. It could be argued that Israel is already flying its killer drones abroad when it attacks Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
57. David Cortright, “The Scary Prospect of Global Drone Warfare,” CNN, October 19, 2011, http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/19/opinion/cortright-drones.
58. W. J. Hennigan. “Civilian Use of Tiny Drones May Soon Fly in the US,” Los Angeles Times, November 27, 2011.
APPENDIX: DRONE SPECIFICATIONS
1. U.S. Air Force, “MQ-1B Predator,” fact sheet, January 5, 2012, http://www.af.mil/information/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=122.
2. U.S. Air Force, “MQ-9 Reaper,” fact sheet, January 5, 2012, http://www.af.mil/information/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=6405.
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