Topic summary
Drone strike
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Drone warfare.
Effects
Proponents of UCAV drone strikes assert that such strikes are largely effective in targeting specific combatants. Some scholars argue that drone strikes reduce the amount of civilian casualties and territorial damage when compared to other types of military force like large bombs. Military alternatives to drone strikes, such as raids and interrogations, can be extremely risky, time-consuming, and potentially ineffective. However relying on drone strikes does not come without risks, as U.S. drone usage sets an international precedent on extraterritorial and extrajudicial killings.