Book ID: CBB712490854

See It/Shoot It: The Secret History of the CIA’s Lethal Drone Program (2017)

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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.

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Review Lloyd C. Gardner (2018) Review of "See It/Shoot It: The Secret History of the CIA’s Lethal Drone Program". American Historical Review (pp. 266-267). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
John E. Jackson
Brittany Duncan
Parmentola, John A.
Frank L. Smith
Benjamin, Medea
Lisa M. PytlikZillig
Concepts
Drones (aircraft)
Technology and war; technology and the military
Military technology
Cold War
Ethics
Aircraft; airplanes
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
Places
United States
Soviet Union
Institutions
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
United States. Department of Defense
United States. Army
American Psychological Association
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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