Antiwar scientists predicted armed drones in 1973, decades before actual deployment

Evidence

After the attacks of September 11, Congress granted presidents the authority to take military action against al Qaeda sanctuaries, wherever they were. This legal authorization led to an expanding covert campaign using remote-controlled drones (Currier, 2013). — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2432 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Drones transformed from surveillance eyes into weapons almost by chance.; A 2001 congressional authorization expanded into covert drone wars — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2432

Broader Connections

• A 2001 congressional authorization expanded into covert drone wars #complicates (0.90) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2432
• Drones transformed from surveillance eyes into weapons almost by chance. #corroborates (0.55)