Clarke: Probably 40 nations now have drones
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Fareed speaks with Richard Clarke, former U.S. National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counterterrorism, about the future of drone use. Watch the video for the full interview.
You talk about the fact that this technology is going to be more widely available, and so we'd better be careful. We’ve heard this for a while. How close are we to China, in significant ways, using drones?
China is using drones today, they're just not killing people with then. They have a drone that looks remarkably like the Predator…There are probably 40 nations now that have drones. Three that I know of have used them in lethal operations.
So these are armed drones now?
Well, so there are three countries that have used armed drones – Russia, the United States and Israel. There are 40 something countries that have drones that could easily put weapons on them. And now there are companies and local governments, and in the United States it has become a real issue, because there are thousands of people who have bought drones and want to use them for real estate purposes and advertising purposes.
And the government rules say you can't fly above 400 feet. And yet they are. And one almost ran into an airline in Florida. So we're going to see drones more and more a part of our everyday life as we go forward.
So we need, clearly, rules about surveillance drones. But at an international level, do you think we could come up with some kind of international treaty that sets out exactly what the rights and responsibilities are? Otherwise, as you point out, we’ve killed 2,500 people in five countries without any kind of Congressional declaration of war, without even the invocation of some kind of presidential war powers.
Well, if we establish some international norm, and said you can do this, but you can't do that – if we were the leader of that effort, it would be rather ironic because we're the only ones who would have violated those international norms.
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Warnings went out on the global proliferation of drone use long ago, and it was even mentioned right here on Zak's GPS blog just recently. How insanely ironic is it that hand guns are under serious scrutiny while the proliferation of drones is not? Better yet, if commercial aircraft can be so readily hijacked and converted to missiles, then how difficult will it be to fly one of these things into most anything anywhere?
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Quite true John, quite true indeed. Look at what the C.I.A. has achieved throughout the years since WW2. Very nauseating indeed, not to mention those monster drones being used to murder people in the Middle East nowadays!!!
This is false reporting, the so called drones in the US used by civilians are actually remote controlled toys flow by kids...you guys want to regulate kids? Not all are aware that there are groups of responsible adults that actually use their toys with cameras and fly them for photographic hobbies who understand the NAS dos and donts. I have seen them in action and they actally take the time to study commercial aircraft traffic flows.
@ SF The following is some very old news (2012?) and anything that hits the main stream media is pretty much already out of date. There a plenty of Americans that have already seen drones flying over their state. Think one crashed near L.A. a little while ago too.
General Atomics has built nearly 200 Predator B drones, and has sold the airplanes to Italy and France. Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and Australia have also expressed interest, but that may not translate into firm orders until 2015 or 2016, Pace said.
In the Gulf region, General Atomics has sold five of the XP or export version of the unmanned plane to the United Arab Emirates, which is looking at additional purchases, Pace said.
Other Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman had also expressed interest, he added.
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@ SF seriously? You cant really believe what you just said...it isnt just KIDS that have drones!
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I wish I had a few drones. I know a few bloggers I would like to target.
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The use of drone strikes is unethical and immoral. The human cost of "collateral damage" is too high. In the long run, more and more people who have lost family members to drone strikes are getting angry at the US. The loss of civilian lives also creates a propaganda tool for the extremists who use it to recruit more followers.
Well put, Ferhat. I fully agree. The heinous use of these machines in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen is truly a national disgrace. This kind of abuse needs to be outlawed at the UN!
I totally agree @ Ferhat!!! And whats next? Soon one country or another will try to dictate which countries are allowed to have them...and which cannot? History repeating itself and no one learning a damn thing!
If Richard Clarke is right, this could be very good news indeed. This diminishes the likelihood of war even further. The fact that we're using these monsters of ours to slaughter people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen is truly a national disgrace and as Americans, we should all hang our heads in pure shame!
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A lovely idea but how would we be able to trust that! It would be mighty difficult to comprise a large military that wouldnt be biased doncha think? Lol and gosh knows theres a whole he!!uva lot of bigotry in this world!
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Drone on.
´J a p a n e s e have killed 2,500 people in five countries without any kind of declaration of war´ – these were ´j a p a n e s e drones´.
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I agree. I'm aggravated at the fact that CNN never mentions the simple fact that around 70% of those on the receiving end of those monsters are civilians who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time!!!
I wish that I had a lot of drones in my yard.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun...
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"three countries that have used armed drones – Russia, the United States and Israel"
If the UK is not used any armed drones can we get a refund on them?