Conference London 18th Sept, 2010
[for.org.uk] Drone Wars is a one day conference in London on September 18th to
explore the growing use of armed, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),
otherwise known as drones. Armed drones are used by Britain, US and
others at great human cost and often in breach of humanitarian law. Used
in war and for targeted killings this technology is being used by the
UK with little public debate. Join other peace activists and researchers
to investigate how to down the drones.
Conference Programme and
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Campaign Background
What was once the stuff of science fiction – remote controlled drones
dropping bombs onto targets thousands of miles away – is now taking
place on an almost daily basis. indeed it seems to have become the
preferred method of attack by US and British forces. However one aspect
of warfare has not changed. According to the Washington-based
think-tank, The Brooking Institution , for
every ‘militant’ killed in a drone strike at least 10 civilians also
die.
Unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, are small
remotely-piloted aircraft controlled from the ground or autonomously
following a pre-programmed mission. (more on for.org.uk/act/campaign)
