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| Tango01 | 23 Aug 2016 12:01 p.m. PST |
…Weaponizing Consumer Drones. "They're cheap, they're light, and they can carry a small bomb: The commercial drone is essentially a new terror gadget for organizations such as Hezbollah, Islamic State, or anyone else looking to wreak havoc on a budget. "That's the same quad copter you can get on Groupon or go down to Sam's Club and buy for $400 USD,ot; U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General Robert Neller said last week at a Washington forum on future warfare. The elusive nature of small drones is one reason the federal government has designated the District of Columbia a "national defense airspace" and prohibited drone flights there. A recent spate of drone-related incidents, including one last year in which a drone crashed on the White House lawn, probably didn't help, either…"
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 Legion 4   | 25 Aug 2016 7:53 a.m. PST |
Drones can be very useful as we see … They could be turned into a "dirty bomb". And flying those in large numbers could be an effective technique ? |
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