Drone Nation

DRONE NATION THE AMERICAN LOVE AFFAIR WITH DRONES (OFFICIALLY CALLED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES) EXTENDS TO BOTH MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT USES. THE U.S. ISN'T THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT USES DRONES, BUT IT IS THE MOST REGULAR USER IN THE WORLD. WHICH COUNTRIES HAVE DRONES? THE BIGGEST OWNERS OF MILITARY DRONES IN THE WORLD: U.s 670 INDIA 39- TURKEY 32 ISRAEL 29 FRANCE 23 CHINA 11 GERMANY 4 U.K. 7 ITALY 5 RUSSIA 3 IRAN NOTE: NUMBERS ARE MINIMUMS, AS MANY COUNTRIES' LEVELS ARE UNKNOWN. BUSINESS IS BOOMING GLOBAL SPENDING ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES WILL SURGE IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS, RISING BY A PREDICTED 128 PERCENT. PROJECTED GLOBAL SPENDING ON DRONES 2014 $5,200,000,000 2023 SII1,900,000,000 RANKED DRONE SPENDING OVER THE NEXT DECADE BY REGION IST U.S. 2ND ASIA-PACIFIC 3RD EUROPE TERROR FROM ABOVE? THE U.S. HAS BEEN WIDELY CRITICIZED FOR ITS USE OF DRONES TO FIGHT TERRORISM. IN PAKISTAN ALONE, THE U.S. HAS LAUNCHED THOUSANDS OF DRONE STRIKES SINCE 2004. FATALITIES IN PAKISTAN FROM U.S. DRONE ATTACKS (SINCE 2004) 175 2,390* 49 OTHER CHILDREN HIGH-PROFILE TARGETS 535 CIVILIANS * THE U.S. CLASSIFIES ALL ADULT MEN IN PAKISTAN AS POTENTIAL TERRORIST TARGETS IN CASUALTY CALCULATIONS TARGETING AMERICANS? MANY AMERICANS ASSUME THESE DEVICES ARE USED ONLY TO LAUNCH OFFENSIVES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. THAT'S A FALSE ASSUMPTION. OVER THE YEARS, DOZENS OF AGENCIES ACROSS THE U.S. HAVE USED DRONES FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES, MANY OF THEM CLASSIFIED. DRONE AUTHORIZATIONS IN THE U.S. WA ND MT MN WI OR PID WY • MI NY PA • CA IN OH NV UT CT • CO KS VA TE • : NC MD NM • OK AR AZ DC MS. AL GA TX FL AK LAWS ACROSS THE STATES WA ND NH VT MT MN ME SD WI OR WY IA MA NE PA NV IL IN OH UT CO CA KS MO Wy VA KY DE OK TE NC MD AZ NM AR DC SC GA MS AL LA TX FL AK NO LAW RESTRICTING DRONES HI LAW RESTRICTING USE BY PRIVATE CITIZENS LAW RESTRICTING USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW RESTRICTING BOTH SOURCES HTTP://wwW.THEBUREAUINVESTIGATES.COM • HTTP://COUNTERTERRORISM.NEWAMERICA.NE • HTTP://WwW.LIVINGUNDERDRONES.ORG • HTTP://www.MOTHERJONES.COM • HTTP://Www.AVIONICS-INTELLIGENCE.COM • HTTP://wwW.THEGUARDIAN.COM HOMELAND-SECURITY-DEGREE.ORG