Obama defends drone program; says there should be guidelines
RAND Intl. Security and Defense Policy Center Seth Jones and Fmr. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Peter Brookes discuss Pres. Obama's counterterrorism speech, where he defended the U.S. drone...
View ArticleSen. Paul: Intel community has "credibility gap"
FBI director Robert Mueller admitted Wednesday that the agency has used surveillance drones within the U.S. Mueller made clear - this is happening on U.S. soil. FBI uses drones in U.S., says Mueller...
View ArticleU.S. steps up drone strikes: Is al Qaeda really "on the run"?
Is al Qaeda really on the run? President Obama seemed a little unsure: "Al Qaeda's top ranks have been hammered. The core of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan is on the way to defeat." Obama...
View ArticleSen. Rand Paul: I am no birther
(CNN) – Republican Sen. Rand Paul welcomed praise from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who said she's on "Team Rand" when it comes to the recent intraparty feud between the senator from Kentucky and...
View ArticleDrones coming to a town near you
There have been a lot of headlines about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs. But as big as the NSA is, it is still just one cog in the U.S.'s spying wheel. Another one: drones. And...
View ArticleColorado town to vote on shooting down drones
A Colorado town is about to vote on an ordinance that would make it legal for residents to shoot down government drones. The outcome is expected to be extremely close. It's a vote that's dividing a...
View ArticleWelcome to North 'Drone-kota': The Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The use of drones in the U.S. may not be widespread and common just yet, but there are a few cities across America that are already testing the latest technology. Grand Forks, North Dakota, is one of...
View ArticleU.S. debating targeted killing of American terror suspect abroad
The Obama administration is considering a drone strike to kill a U.S. citizen abroad who is involved with al Qaeda and suspected of plotting attacks against America, according to senior U.S. officials....
View ArticleNorth Dakota testing new drone technology
It's three in the afternoon in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The temperature hovers somewhere around -5 degrees. Al Frazier, deputy sheriff and assistant aviation professor at the University of North...
View ArticleAmazon drones preparing for takeoff despite new FAA guidelines
Amazon's latest innovation - the delivery drone - is coming. There were a lot of reports today that the FAA was going to get in the way of Amazon's plans by banning the devices, which could deliver a...
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