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@ Brookings Podcast: Military Drones and Democracy

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The proliferation of unmanned military drones has allowed U.S. forces to strike targets half a world away without putting U.S. personnel in danger on the battlefield. Senior Fellow Peter Singer argues that the technology – never envisioned by the founding fathers – has taken Congress out of the equation in declaring war.