An illuminating study tracing the evolution of drone technology and
counterterrorism policy from the Reagan to the Obama
administrations This eye-opening study uncovers the history of the
most important instrument of U.S. counterterrorism today: the armed
drone. It reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the CIA's
covert drone program is not a product of 9/11. Rather, it is the
result of U.S. counterterrorism practices extending back to an
influential group of policy makers in the Reagan administration.
Tracing the evolution of counterterrorism policy and drone
technology from the fallout of Iran-Contra and the CIA's "Eagle
Program" prototype in the mid-1980s to the emergence of al-Qaeda,
Fuller shows how George W. Bush and Obama built upon or discarded
strategies from the Reagan and Clinton eras as they responded to
changes in the partisan environment, the perceived level of threat,
and technological advances. Examining a range of counterterrorism
strategies, he reveals why the CIA's drones became the United
States' preferred tool for pursuing the decades-old goal of
preemptively targeting anti-American terrorists around the world.
General
| Imprint: |
Yale University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2017 |
| Authors: |
Christopher J. Fuller
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
368 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-300-21854-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-300-21854-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780300218541 |
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