The Drone Primer: A Compendium of the Key Issues

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The Drone Primer: A Compendium of the Key Issues is a free, one-stop, handbook addressing the basic and fundamental questions around drones in all their contexts, from foreign theaters of war to domestic civilian use. This basic report covers technology, history, strategy, law, and culture, and includes a portfolio of drone art. It addresses what we saw as a serious problem: the lack of any single, well-written, comprehensive introduction to drones that was not driven by a political, moral or commercial agenda. Written for a general audience, The Drone Primer explains how drones work, their history, how they are used, the concerns that they have raised, their practical benefits, and the debate that they have sparked.

Each short chapter in The Drone Primer is accompanied by a carefully-curated online reading list to expand the reader’s understanding and serve as a launch-point for further research. These reading lists can be found here.

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