Drones Pros Cons

First of all, the use of drones by the military frightens the enemies and prevents them from plotting activities to cause harm. Peter W. Singer states in “Do Drones Undermine Democracy?” as of today, “the United States military has more than 7,000 unmanned aerial systems, popularly called drones” (Singer). The author further on continues to state that “there are 12,000 more on the ground” (Singer). The sense and feeling of constantly being watched, it is a human’s nature to be more attentive towards their own actions. Owen argues in “Drones don’t just kill. Their psychological effects are creating enemies,” like the surveillance camera at most stores, “drones are omnipresent. They hover over villages and cities, watching, then killing, then watching again” (Owen). Conversely, the constant buzzing of the drones above cities also frightens the innocent men, women, and children. No sleep, “anxiety

“The first recorded use of attack drones occurred on Aug. 22, 1849 when the Habsburg Austrian Empire launched 200 pilotless balloons armed with bombs against the revolution-minded citizens of Venice.” (Brett Holman, 2009). Today drones are launched from allied countries, and are remotely controlled by pilots in the United States. Since drones are remotely operated, ground troops and aircraft pilots risk of getting hurt is minimized. Drones are very effective and create few errors. According to Peter Bergen (2012), in 2012 there has been 153 drone strikes in Pakistan, and no civilian casualties have been reported. Nations around the World questions whether drone strikes need more

Drones have been used in a way that is affecting innocent civilians at home and abroad. The negative use of drones under the Obama administration and the lack of accountability is evident as Professor David Cole states: “You can't get any of the political accountability, the legal accountability, the world accountability, until there is transparency.” (US catholic 1). What this says is that there is a big lack of transparency from people very high up in the military sector. The Government has been very unclear about what happens with a drone strike and instead just tells us that drone strikes are happening. The lack of detail and lack of acknowledgement for middle east civilians is a huge problem. Without the government and military being clear with us the news of several civilian deaths from drone strikes will continue to be a major issue. The problem lies with the fact that the government also does not fully acknowledge its own drone program

Drones create terrorists that lead to more people being killed and aggravating war. Source K says that, “People who see their loved ones injured or killed in drone attacks become motivated to join actions against

The use of drone strikes makes people wonder if it is necessary and proportional to the threat. The principle of proportionality prohibits excessive force, taking consideration of both civilian and militant casualties of war. Even if a target is considered lawful under the IHL, the principle of proportionality still applies and any form of attack that is deemed to violate the principle of proportionality is subject to prohibition of the attack itself. The IHL have banned many weapons after WWII for causing more harm than necessary, such as explosive projectiles, chemical weapons, biological weapons, and cluster munitions. And this is only to name a few that have been banned by treaties like the Declaration of Saint Petersburg (1868), Geneva Protocol (1925), Convention on the Prohibition of Biological Weapons (1972), Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (1993), and Convention on Cluster Munitions (2008) to name a few. In the case of Drone warfare, drones itself are not dangerous or illegal, but the way they are being used by the US government raises many issues since civilians are becoming of target whether by accident or on purpose. Verification of the events in Pakistan confirms that militants are not defined strictly to terrorists, but any civilian can be classified as “militants” if they are dressed the same, or even in the same vicinity. Using signal

Of the 174 to 1047 deaths in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia since the United States began using drone attacks in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, drones are responsible for 8-17%of those deaths, a relatively low number when compared to civilian fatalities in World War II, which were 40-60% of all war deaths,a relatively low number when compared to civilians fatalities in the World War II, which were 40-60% of all war deaths, civilians fatalities in the Korean War, which were 31% of all war deaths, or civilian fatalities in the Balkan War, which were 45% of all war deaths

Also, when the drones strike and kill half their populations there's also a lot of people who are now homeless because their homes have been destroyed and taken away from them. If we use drones in warfare just think how bad it will hit us back because again after killing innocent families over and over again some countries might come together and go to war with us because they're full of anger and hatred towards us. I just think that we shouldn’t use drones in warfare because article number three in source K says that some countries “ live with the fear that a strike could occur at any moment of the day or night” the families in these countries are terrified that they might get striked anytime of day because we think their

Drones are advancing the battle field by increasing the impact that our weapons can have and are causing great destruction. It has been published that more civilians have been killed than military personnel. Military drones have caused 176 deaths of children. In total deaths that have been confirmed is 2800, alleged deaths are up to 4,100. The lives that are taken are not just terrorists they are innocent children and people.

Drones are beneficial, but there is always a negative side to every situation, even for the simple use of using drones as transportation. The action of drones is more affordable than the existing soldiers and military machinery. However, the drones are violating the international humanitarian law around the world, and yet the United States still intends to sustain their intentions.

Drones… everyone can buy them at stores such as Walmart. But they cause problems to many people. Drones can be used by everyone, even possible terrorists. One day in march 16 2015, a man was using a drone that was flying around the white house in Washington dc. The drone malfunctioned and landed on a tree and the white house went on high alert. The security was lucky that it wasn’t used to harm anyone. But it did raise some concerns to the white house, questioning themselves if people should even use these flying objects and I say no.

The United States military use of drone warfare has always been a huge controversial topic. Drones are unmanned flying robotics that are controlled by military officials that uses the drone to seek out the where about, as well as, killing any enemy combatant on the battlefield. Once drones became known to be helpful to our military, the American citizens questioned the United States military on how they would be used, as well as, the effectiveness of drones, and if there helpful (Scahill 7). With drone strikes being capable of doing what air strikes or bombings can do, they prevent less collateral damage. The United States Military uses drone for their excellent surveillance capabilities. Drones prevent the loss of our ground troops and civilian

Using drones overseas have resulted in less civilian casualties then when we send in bombers or men and women. They have only resulted in 8-17 percent of the deaths overseas. In the world wars the civilian deaths were up in the 40-70 percent range which is unacceptable.

Drone technology is a fairly new topic in today’s world. Their use is widely disputed all over the world, but most of what we hear is about how bad they are. Provided that there are some regulations added to their use by the public, drones could prove to be a very useful asset in many fields. Drones can be used for the transportation of information, homeland security (such as border security and disaster assistance), and help the U.S. in wars and conflicts so that we lose less lives to fighting.

Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs, which are operated remotely via satellite and have various uses such as surveillance, reconnaissance and perhaps the most controversial use which is utilizing drones to deliver air strikes. Military drones, which are used to eliminate both imminent and potential terrorist threats are extremely beneficial for the war against terror. They are much more efficient at delivering airstrikes when compared to their alternatives while simultaneously instilling fear in the minds of the militants. Critics claim drone strikes cause avoidable civilian casualties and psychological torture. However, the benefits substantially outweigh the drawbacks as drones are the better than their alternatives, they prevent the most civilian casualties compared to their counterparts, deliver devastating blows to terrorist organizations and are the best course of action to initiate positive change in countries like Pakistan.

Some could argue that adhering to these unofficial principles of fairness should no longer be necessary once the enemy begins to practice warfare in unconventional ways. This would suggest that using drones against organizations that target noncombatants –civilians- rather than combatants is justifiable. Using drones in this case is justifiable because the fundamental concept of jus in bello — which outlines that noncombatants are to be protected from war efforts — in traditional Just War Theory is being violated by terrorist organizations (French, 2017).