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February 9, 2013

Germany Begins Its Own Drone Debate

Thomas Darnstaedt, Der Spiegel

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Germany's government recently announced plans to do a 180-degree policy shift by deploying armed drones in combat. It argues that remote-controlled killing machines are no different than any other weapons, but experts say the "new wars" have completely different -- and revolutionary -- rules.

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