CIA: Our Drones are Killing Terrorists. Promise.
Al Qaeda is so spooked by CIA drone attacks that Osama’s crew is staging spectacular bombings in Pakistan, in an attempt to get America to call off its unmanned attack fleet, former U.S. officials and counterterrror advisers say. And the CIA is apparently so spooked about the possibility of a withdrawal that they’re spilling details about their supposedly-secret drone strikes to the New York Times. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
The US has been using drones since 1960, this is just the latest wrinkle. The CIA and USAF are ignoring the largest vulnerabilty of this type of weapon system, the reason no US missle or bombs carry a self detruct code. If we do something using radio control, no matter the level of encryption, then someone will find a way to block or override that radio signal.