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Reduces the need for boots on the ground

Limits direct exposure to enemy fire

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Some drones cost as little as $500

Can destroy multi-million dollar assets like $4.5M tanks

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Can hit high-value targets with precision

Reduces the need for large-scale invasions that risk civilian lives

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Capable of surveillance, targeted strikes, and suicide missions

Can operate in and out of active war zones

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Fiber-optic drones: strike up to 20 km

Wireless drones: range up to 3,000 km

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Some drones are handheld and easy to operate

Commercial drones modified for military use

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Bypass tank armor by attacking weak points from above

Adaptable to various battlefield conditions

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Drone pilots may suffer PTSD from witnessing the live aftermath

Operators experience guilt, remorse, and "existential conflict"

Long-term mental health effects are still unknown

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Remote operations can make killing feel like a video game

Emotional detachment may have moral and ethical consequences

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Drones can still misfire or hit unintended targets

High-value targets may be surrounded by civilians

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Targets may not be in active war zones

Raises concerns about sovereignty and extrajudicial killings

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Cluster munitions have high dud rates (up to 40%)

Duds remain dangerous for years, acting like landmines

Risk to civilians, including children, even decades after war

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Encourages more remote, less accountable forms of combat

Forces adversaries to develop counter-drone tactics, escalating tech race

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Drones are transforming modern warfare with remote, stealth, and autonomous capabilities.

Their use raises ethical, legal, and psychological questions that must be addressed.

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Past wars, like WWII, resulted in enormous military casualties.

Drone warfare could save lives by removing soldiers from front-line combat.

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Drones are significantly cheaper than traditional military equipment (e.g., $500–$35,000 drones vs. $4.5 million tanks).

They can travel long distances and strike with high precision.

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Drones can carry out surveillance, assassinations, and attacks on high-value targets.

Their versatility allows them to be used across many military tasks.

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Psychological and Emotional Impact on Pilots

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Psychological and Emotional Impact on Pilots

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Drone pilots may suffer from PTSD due to their emotional connection to lethal actions.

A unique kind of psychological trauma, called “existential conflict,” can develop.

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Drone warfare can dehumanize killing and distance soldiers from consequences.

The indirect nature of strikes can make lethal decisions feel like a video game.

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Use of controversial weapons like cluster munitions can harm civilians long after war ends.

High dud rates result in undetonated explosives remaining in the environment.

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Drones are changing battlefield strategies, especially in Ukraine.

Traditional equipment like tanks are becoming more vulnerable to cheap drone strikes.

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Drones offer many tactical benefits but come at a cost to ethics and mental health.

Long-term consequences, especially psychological and civilian, remain unclear.