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Terminator Planet: The First History of Drone Warfare, 2001-2050 Paperback – May 24, 2012

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The first history of drone warfare, written as it happened. From the opening missile salvo in the skies over Afghanistan in 2001 to a secret strike in the Philippines early this year, or a future in which drones dogfight off the coast of Africa, Terminator Planet takes you to the front lines of combat, Washington war rooms, and beyond. Drawing on several years of research -- including official documents, open-source intelligence, and interviews with military officers -- two of the foremost analysts specializing in drone war offer a sobering, factual account of robot warfare combined with critical analyses found nowhere else. Packed with rarely seen Pentagon photos, Terminator Planet provides a rich history of the last decade of drone warfare, a clear-eyed look at its present, and a far-reaching guide to its future. You used to have to watch science fiction movies to imagine where that future was headed, now you can read Terminator Planet -- and know.

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May 24, 2012
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 24, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 180 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 147747594X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1477475942
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.41 x 9 inches

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Nick Turse is a journalist, historian, and the author of Kill Anything that Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam. Turse's work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Nation, among other publications. His investigations of U.S. war crimes in Vietnam have gained him a Ridenhour Prize for Reportorial Distinction, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a fellowship at Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
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Larry

"Terminator" without the technological sophistication - and you thought the movies were scary!

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2015

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Great (in an awful way) information about a subject not well understood by, oh, 99.99999% of the population (including me). We can choose to accept what we're told as truth, which it is, SORT OF, but take away the picture of the real situation that we're fed by the a) government b) press c) politicians d) et. al. and there's a "lot left over". That is, we're given a partial view of a sliver of the truth and told that's all there is to it. Then we spend time arguing whether that partial story is to our liking or not. The REAL story is MUCH more complicated, and MUCH different than the public version, and is, really, the ONLY one that "counts". If EVERYBODY knew what was really happening, the discussion might take a completely different turn, and decisions by OUR "elected officials" COULD be very different (or we'd have different "elected officials", in an ideal world). We should ALL read this book and then decide if this is the world we want.

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A good critique of a highly dubious enterprise

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2013

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"Terminator Planet" by Nick Turse and Tom Englehardt is a good introduction to America's secret drone program. The book consists of twelve articles published between April 2009 and May 2012 with light editing and postscript. This eye-opening book should interest everyone concerned about America's military-industrial complex and its stranglehold on our democracy.

Mr. Turse and Mr. Englehardt provide excellent background material about what is known about the program. We learn how drones were imagined to play a significant part in supporting America's strategy for global hegemony. We begin to understand the sprawling complex of bases, training facilities and command-and-control centers that keep the drones in the air. The authors discuss how these Terminator-like machines have proven useful in projecting power in the Middle East and other flash points deemed critical to American empire.

The authors pull no punches as they critique this highly dubious enterprise. Fundamentally, drones represent the latest in a long line of high-tech solutions that to date have failed to cure America's fatally flawed foreign policies. Death and destruction by remote control tends to alienate populations and thus causes more (not less) socio-political instability. As the current generation of drones are not as advanced or reliable as commanders wish they should be, the authors fear yet another costly international arms race. Regrettably, the drone program appears likely to remain with us for years to come inasmuch as drones represent the kind of low-cost, ultra-controllable option the military establishment desires.

I highly recommend this important and timely book to everyone.

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The definitive study of a troublesome topic. For anyone ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2016

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The definitive study of a troublesome topic. For anyone tired of the military mantra and so-called law and order, this book provides a wakeup.

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The first thing to understand is that about 30% of ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2016

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The first thing to understand is that about 30% of those who came back from Afghan and Iraq frontline alive were due to drones operations. Old men start wars, and young with young families have ti fight them.

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The attack of the drone

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2013

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If you wanna have a look to the future of the Unpiloted Aeirial Vehicle and the attack one of them and to understand the causes behind building these machines then fasten your seat built and hit the throttle high in the sky.
This book give's a great look to the drone warfare future.

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2012

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As if I needed convincing. Just another chapter in our nasty history of killing by remote means. And when these nasty weapons fail, we lose the Wars we have started as we should. Read it.

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Henry J. Bennett

War by Any Other Name is Still War

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2013

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The USA has been carrying out "targeted killings" of "terrorists" using drone aircraft piloted by airmen sitting safely in a building halfway around the world from where the drones are striking. These are touted as "surgical strikes" implying that they kill only the person or persons at whom they are aimed. It isn't so and this book explains why not very accurately and concisely, and how we are creating the next generation of terrorists by killing women and children as well as terrorists with them.

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Great Primer on a Fast-Evolving Subject

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2013

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The two prolific authors have compiled the most detailed and pointed blog entries from TomDispatch.com in the last two years, or so, edited and revised in this POD volume for cohesive and salient reading. While the Terminator analogy is apt, Turse and Engelhardt emphasize that, despite the difference between the technology's reach and its grasp, a lot of human misery and political damage can still result in the arrogant attempt at closing the gap.

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Christopher Alexander Ingram

Terminator planet

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2013

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Although on occasion repetitive, essential reading for any citizen on this small planet of ours that cares about the direction our race is headed into.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2012

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This is a very cheaply produced book. Large font that is only left justified so that it manages about three short paragraphs per page leaves for a very unsatisfactory presentation. Loosely connected anecdotes with occasional, tiny, poor quality black and white photographs add to the disappointment. Stick to "Lockheed Stealth" by Sweetman or better still "Robot Warriors" by McDaid and Oliver if you are interested in the technical developments and history of these aircraft and wait for a more definitive and satisfying presentation of the history.

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