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Tag Archives: space
Minority Report war-policing: the rush to secure time
The Hollywood film Minority Report, staring Tom Cruise, explores a world in which the police are able to accurately predict, and stop, a crime before it is committed. The conceit throws up all kinds of interesting philosophical questions of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Drone Technology, Policing, Secrecy and Surveillance
Tagged crime, data mining, Drones, military, NSA, police, pre-emption, Signature strikes, space, targeted killings, time, War
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The Final Frontier: Garrisoning Outer Space
Much like the vast oceans that cover our planet, outer space is a similarly uninhabitable environment. Without artificial life support machines and impermeable materials, humans would either drown in the water, or suffocate in the hollow. And yet these expanses … Continue reading
Posted in Outer Space
Tagged DARPA, Drones, Earth, Empire, ICBM, Missile, NASA, Outer Space, Reagan, Rumsfeld, space, Space Command, Space Debris, Star Wars, U.S., U.S. Air Force, U.S. military
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A Deadly Atmosphere: The Emerging Dronification of Space
Imperial Information Gathering In one of the most chilling and prescient accounts of the future of drone warfare I have come across in a while, Alfred McCoy, author of Endless Empire: Spain’s Retreat, Europe’s Eclipse, America’s Decline?, and a history professor at the … Continue reading
Posted in History of Drones, Outer Space
Tagged CIA, cyber warfare, Drones, Empire, future, Philippines, space, U.S., U.S. military, UAV, Vietnam
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