Book

Armed drones and the ethics of war : military virtue in a post-heroic age

Christian Enemark

London ; New York : Routledge, 2014

IX, 150 p. : tabl. ; 24 cm

978-0-415-54052-0

English

Bibliographie : p. 141-142. Index

This book considers the use of armed drones in the light of ethical principles that are intended to guard against unjust increases in the incidence and lethality of armed conflict. The evidence and arguments presented indicate that, in some respects, the use of armed drones is to be welcomed as an ethically superior mode of warfare. Over time, however, their continued and increased use is likely to generate more challenges than solutions, and perhaps do more harm than good.