Armed and Dangerous? UAVs and U.S. Security

doi:10.7249/RR449

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DOI	10.7249/RR449
报告编号	RR-449-RC
	Armed and Dangerous? UAVs and U.S. Security
	Lynn E. Davis; Michael J. McNerney; James S. Chow; Thomas Hamilton; Sarah Harting; Daniel Byman
	2014
出版年	2014
页数	32
语种	英语
国家	美国
出版者	RAND Corporation
领域	资源环境
英文摘要	Armed drones are making the headlines, especially in their role in targeted killings. In this report, RAND researchers stepped back and asked whether these weapons are transformative. The answer is no, though they offer significant capabilities to their users, especially in counterterrorism operations as has been the case for the United States. Will they proliferate? Yes, but upon a closer look at the types of systems, only a few rich countries will be in a position to develop the higher technology and longer range systems. U.S. adversaries and others will likely find weapons such as aircraft and air defenses more cost and militarily effective. Their proliferation will not create the kinds of global dangers that call for new arms control efforts, but the risks to regional stability cannot be dismissed entirely, as is the case of any conventional weapon. How the United States will use these weapons today and into the future will be important in shaping a broader set of international norms that discourage their misuse by others.
英文关键词	Global Security RAND-initiated Arms Proliferation and Control Threat Assessment United States Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Military Technology
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来源平台	Rand Corporation
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文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/3760
专题	资源环境科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lynn E. Davis,Michael J. McNerney,James S. Chow,et al. Armed and Dangerous? UAVs and U.S. Security:RAND Corporation,2014.