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This chapter argues that use of drones helps promote the re-creation of Cold War fears of an imminent threat to the nation’s peace and welfare. It also studies the use of drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen to act as precedents for future threats to the USA’s security.
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Pollack, N. (2018). Echoes of the Cold War: A Strategy of Preemptive Strikes. In: Capitalism, Hegemony and Violence in the Age of Drones. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64888-0_20
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