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Drones and the ethics of targeted killing

Drones have become an essential part of U.S. national security strategy, but most Americans know little about how they are used, and we receive conflicting reports about their outcomes. In Drones and the Ethics of Targeted Killing, ethicist Kenneth R. Himes provides not only an overview of the role...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Himes, Kenneth R. 1950- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers [2016]
Subjects:
Drone aircraft > Moral and ethical aspects
Drone aircraft > Government policy > United States
Targeted killing > Moral and ethical aspects
Targeted killing > Government policy > United States
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Understanding targeted killing and drones
  • The language of killing
  • Targeted killing today
  • Drones: Their nature and use
  • Remote killing
  • Legal, policy, and moral concerns.
  • 2. The distant contexts of the debate
  • Targeted killing in the classical world
  • Targeted killing and ancient Israel
  • Tyrannicide in the Christian tradition
  • Assassination.
  • 3. The proximate context: Israel and the Intifada
  • Israeli public debate
  • The high court of justice
  • Takeaways from the Israeli experience.
  • 4. The immediate context: The U.S. war on terrorism
  • The Obama Administration's policy
  • A public killing
  • A public hearing
  • Speaking in public
  • The President's speech
  • How does an individual become a target?
  • How is a targeted killing implemented?
  • Summing up.
  • 5. The future context: Addressing the moral issues
  • Discrimination
  • Imminence
  • Death and harm to civilians
  • Last resort
  • Strategic success
  • Perpetual war
  • Bad precedents
  • Drones and democracy
  • Final thoughts

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