{"product_id":"9780805099270","title":"Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential and page-turning narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld, exploring how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination. Yet few understand how and why this has become our principal way of waging war. \u003ci\u003eKill Chain\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the real and extraordinary story; its origins in long-buried secret programs, the breakthroughs that made UAV operations possible, the ways in which the technology works and, despite official claims, does not work. Taking the reader inside the well-guarded world of national security, the book reveals the powerful interests - military, CIA and corporate - that have led the drive to kill individuals by remote control. Most importantly of all, the book describes what has really happened when the theories underpinning the strategy -- and the multi-billion dollar contracts they spawn -- have been put to the test. Drawing on sources deep in the military and intelligence establishments, Andrew Cockburn's \u003ci\u003eKill Chain\u003c\/i\u003e unveils the true effects, as demonstrated by bloody experience, of assassination warfare, a revelation that readers will find surprising as well as shocking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128697274608,"sku":"9780805099270","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780805099270_p0.jpg?v=1769907156","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780805099270","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}