
“Micah Zenko of the Council of Foreign Relations makes this argument in a new report: ‘A major risk is that of proliferation. Over the next decade, the U.S. near-monopoly on drone strikes will erode as more countries develop and hone this capability. In this uncharted territory, U.S. policy provides a powerful precedent for other states and nonstate actors that will increasingly deploy drones with potentially dangerous ramifications.’ Jim Michaels of USA Today reports that 75 countries, including Iran and China, have developed or acquired drone technology in the wake of America’s prolific program.”
http://www.businessinsider.com/america-is-setting-a-dangerous-precedent-for-the-drone-age-2013-1
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