Give them a medal

• Autores: David Hambling
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3145, 2017, págs. 24-25
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Military drone pilots should get medals for controlling aircraft over battlefields thousands of kilometers away, says UK defence secretary Michael Fallon. His comments will spark a heated debate rooted in age-old worries about technology in warfare. The US has already batted this around. Three years ago, its defence secretary pulled the plug on the Distinguished Warfare Medal, which would have gone to uncrewed aircraft and cyberwarfare operatives. Veterans' bodies complained that the medal demeaned holders of existing combat awards. Here, Hambling talks about the argument on military honors for drone pilots.