ABOUT THE BOOK
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DRONES HAVE BECOME AN ESSENTIAL PART OF U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY
STRATEGY, but most Americans know little about how they are used, and we
receive conflicting reports about their outcomes. In Drones and the Ethics of
Targeted Killing, ethicist Kenneth R. Himes provides not only an overview of
the role of drones in national security but also an important exploration of
the ethical implications of drone warfare-from the impact on terrorist
organisations and civilians to how piloting drones shapes soldiers.
Targeted
killings have played a role in politics from ancient times through today, so the
ethical challenges around how to protect against threats are not new. Himes
leads readers through the ethics of targeted killings in history from ancient
times to the contemporary Israeli-Palestinian conflict, then looks specifically
at the new issues raised through the use of drones. This book is a powerful
look at a pressing topic today.
ABOUT Author
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KENNETH R.
HIMES, OFM, is associate professor of moral theology at Boston College. He is
the author or coeditor of several books, including Christianity and the Political
Order, Modern Catholic Social Teaching, and Responses to 101 Questions on
Catholic Social Teaching. He regularly contributes to publications such as
America and Theological Studies.
rone warfare-from the impact on terrorist
organisations and civilians to how piloting drones shapes soldiers.