“A ground-breaking analysis of drone stories” Susan Flynn DEATH Drone warfare in contemporaryTV popular culture “A cogent, lively, and urgent contribution to the cultural study of drones” Ronak K. Kapadia Alex Adams Note: The term ‘drone’ is used interchangeably with ‘Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)’ in this report. Drone Wars UK is a small British NGO established in 2010 to undertake research and advocacy around the use of armed drones. We believe that the growing use of remotely-controlled, armed unmanned systems is encouraging and enabling a lowering of the threshold for the use of lethal force as well as eroding well established human rights norms. While some argue that the technology itself is neutral, we believe that drones are a danger to global peace and security. We have seen over the past decade that once these systems are in the armoury, the temptation to use them becomes great, even beyond the constraints of international law. As more countries develop or acquire this technology, the danger to global peace and security grows. Published by Drone Wars UK Drone Wars UK Written by Alex Adams Peace House, 19 Paradise Street March 2021 Oxford, OX1 1LD Design by Chris Woodward www.dronewars.net www.chriswoodwarddesign.co.uk
[email protected] Death TV | Drone warfare in contemporary popular culture | 1 Contents Executive summary 2 Introduction: Drone stories 4 1 Just in time 12 Imminence, Legality, Morality 2 Collateral damage 23 Civilian Death/Bugsplat 3 Technophilia 32 The Glory Of The Weapon 4 Hijack and blowback 38 Drones And/As