Drone wars: the gamers recruited to kill – video
In tiny bunkers in the United States, young pilots are operating unmanned drones targeting 'bad people' in Pakistan. Recruited at video game fairs by military leaders who know the value of games that glamourise 'militainment', drone pilots are left traumatised by the civilian casualties – or 'collateral damage' – their strikes cause. Psychologically distanced from the enemy, are drones the future of warfare?
• This is an extract from the film Drone by Flimmer Film
• This is an extract from the film Drone by Flimmer Film
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