Reddit reviews Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control
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how to kill by remote control, collateral damage be damned
It's a different category of weapon with different tactical uses, different civilian casualty rates, etc. We might just as well ask "what is the difference between getting blown up with a grenade or blown up with a nuke -you're dead either way." Or we might ask, "who cares if you die because of chemical weapons or because of a bullet?" Well, the fact is, there are different considerations that apply to different classes of weapons. If you want to know more about what makes drone strikes special, this book is a good place to start: http://www.amazon.com/Drone-Warfare-Killing-Remote-Control/dp/1781680779
To answer your question in a single sentence: a lot of people are concerned that drone weapons are leading to a new arms race, have an unacceptably high civilian casualty rate, are terrorizing the populations where they are being used, and are fundamentally changing the nature of war and what it means to go to war.
You could talk about the drone attacks and the fact that that they keep killing civilians. There's this book. Some drone books like this and this.
They're not. Drone pilots and their SO(sensor operator) have very strict rules of engagement. They will literally follow targets around for hours to make sure they get a good, safe shot. Also, it's not like the pilot and operator are sitting in their trailer when a message comes through, "New target located at XXXXX. Follow and terminate". Instead a group of those in intellgence and sometimes law(believe it or not) sit in the trailer as they follow new leads or known terrorists and proceed from there.
Also, the pilot and SO have a very good idea of who they're surveilling and lots of times are the ones themselves looking for these targets and watching them for days at a time. Usually waiting because they want to find the best place to watch or kill them from.
See & Read:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1781680779
http://www.amazon.com/Predator-Remote-Control-Afghanistan-Pilots-Story/dp/0760338965/ref=pd_sim_b_4