Norms for Assassination by Remotely Piloted Vehicle

Abstract

This article briefly summarizes what is known about the formation and revision of norms and applies that knowledge to the ongoing process of norm formation in the United States with regard to remotely piloted vehicles as they are currently being used for assassination. It focuses particularly on the use of drones in Afghanistan, but its arguments apply to their use in places like Yemen, Somalia, and Libya as well. It recommends distinguishing between the military's and the CIA's drone programs, finds that the military's program is far more in line with American norms and argues that the CIA's program should be terminated or brought into line with those norms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA554463

Entities

People

  • Stephen Wrage

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Air Power
  • Assassination
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Governments
  • Information Processing
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • New York
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Second World War
  • Standards
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vehicles
  • War

Readers

  • Aerial Unmanned Vehicle Swarm Micro Periodontal Dentistry.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy