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January 25, 2013

Germany Plans to Deploy Armed Drones

Veit Medick, Der Spiegel

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A document obtained by SPIEGEL ONLINE indicates the German government is preparing to procure armed drones for foreign combat. Opposition politicians are outraged by the development and note that the use of weapons-equipped unmanned aircraft is legally dubious and possibly unethical.

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