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A few weeks ago a rebel group without an air-force managed to attack a foreign airport 1,000 miles away....from the air using drones. And theoretically what the Yemeni insurgents did in Abu Dhabi is repeatable the world over. Indeed is being repeated. Meanwhile drones are often the weapon of choice for major powers operating a long way from home. So are drones transforming the way conflicts are fought, to what extent is that a bad thing, and what can be done about it?
David Aaronovitch talks to:
Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Professor of War Studies at Loughborough University
Producers: Rosamund Jones and Ben Carter
By BBC Radio 44.8
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A few weeks ago a rebel group without an air-force managed to attack a foreign airport 1,000 miles away....from the air using drones. And theoretically what the Yemeni insurgents did in Abu Dhabi is repeatable the world over. Indeed is being repeated. Meanwhile drones are often the weapon of choice for major powers operating a long way from home. So are drones transforming the way conflicts are fought, to what extent is that a bad thing, and what can be done about it?
David Aaronovitch talks to:
Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Professor of War Studies at Loughborough University
Producers: Rosamund Jones and Ben Carter

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