Category: StratCom & Nuclear Weapons
Loring Wirbel, Citizens for Peace in Space
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The speed with which Unpiloted Aerial Vehicles have transformed the face of war-fighting is almost as dazzling as the technology itself. Five years ago, these robot planes were still pretty much generally regarded as the stuff of science fiction. Today, however, unarmed reconnaissance drones (ranging in size from a dragonfly to almost the size of a two-seat Cessna) and the rarer armed drones (equipped with missiles or smart bombs) are staples of the Pentagon’s war-making efforts—their numbers and uses destined only to increase.
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TIM RINNE
STATE COORDINATOR
A version of this article originally appeared in the February 13, 2010 Lincoln Journal Star.
Unpiloted Aerial Vehicles (or ‘drones’) are more and more becoming the weapon of choice for waging America’s international ‘War on Terror.’ The ‘Predator’ and the ‘Reaper’ models in particular have become so popular that, in its 2011 budget, the Air Force is actually requesting more drones than piloted combat aircraft.
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TIM RINNE
STATE COORDINATOR
The following article was prepared for distribution at the United Nations Association-USA National Convention, June 12-14 in Washington, D.C.
The consolidation of eight military missions in U.S. Strategic Command (nuclear deterrence; space; cyberspace; full-spectrum global strike; missile defense; intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance; information operations; and combating weapons of mass destruction) constitutes more than a simple expansion of StratCom’s power and reach.
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