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Terrorists and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

'he bad guys can use drones too. While billions have been spent on ballistic missile defense, little attention has been given to the more imminent threat posed by unmanned air vehicles in the hands of terrorists or rogue states.

Mersad-1.jpgBuilding a ballistic missile is a big deal. They take a lot of development – it really is rocket science – which is expensive and hard to keep secret. At best, you’ll end up with something like a Scud missile with a range of a few hundred miles and limited accuracy. You would not be able to aim at an individual building.'

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Posted by Darren at May 3, 2006 12:40 PM | More from UAV News |