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Wired for War

Published June 29, 2009 at 5:00 AM PDT

Creech Air Force Base, north of Las Vegas, is the center of operations for the nation's unmanned predator drone fleet that flies above Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Author P.W. Singer will join us to discuss the role of Creech and robotics in the changing U.S. military. He's written the
book: Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century.

Links

  • UC Berkeley: SPH: Malcolm Potts
  • Brookings Inst: P.W. Singer
  • PW Singer
  • "Sittin' Duck" by Gene Harris ("Elegant Soul")
  • "Old Devil Moon" by Ahmed Jamal ("The Legendary Okeh and Epic Recordings")

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