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Worldview 11.13.12
Charting the spread of drones in South America and fighting them at home
Storified by · Tue, Nov 13 2012 08:54:11
South America’s growing drone presence
Argentina, Brazil,Colombia, even Uruguay have drone programs, and that’s just to name a few. Addin the US military’s deployment of drones to the Southern Command, and SouthAmerica is a happening place for unmanned aerial vehicles.
US Military Wants Drones in South America, But Why? | Danger Room | Wired.comFlying, spying robots are addictive. Every military commander who has them wants more. Those who don’t have them covet their colleagues’ …
The Future Role of Drones in Latin AmericaFrom surveillance missions at altitudes exceeding 35,000 feet to long-range targeted attacks, the U.S. military’s unmanned aerial vehicle…
Johanna Mendelson Forman, aLatin America specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies,tells us why.
Fighting the use of drones
Last April, Brian Terrellwas arrested for trespassing while protesting the US drone program at WhitemanAir Force Base in Missouri.
Missouri Drone Protesters Sentenced in Base TrespassingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - An Iowa anti-war activist has been sentenced to six months in prison for trespassing at central Missouri’s Whi…
Trifecta Resista Drone Trial Press Conference - Brian Terrelltrifectaresista
He shares his story before he reports next month to a South Dakotafederal prison to serve six months for the misdemeanor.
