The main international agreement controlling the proliferation of drones, the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), is coming under increasing pressure from drone manufacturers who see it as out-dated and ‘a drag’ on the development of their industry. The Missile Technology… Read More ›
Archive for November 2011
Deaths of UK nationals in US drone strikes must be investigated
Another two British men have reportedly been killed in US drone strikes. Ibrahim Adam (24) and Mohammed Azmir Khan (38) were said by their families to have been killed in separate drone strikes up to three months ago. While reports vary,… Read More ›
As drones continue to kill, drone protests go global
We reported two weeks ago on the killing of 16 year-old Yemeni teenager Abdul-Rahman, the son of Anwar al-Alwaki who was himself the victim of a drone strike a few weeks previously. However Abdul-Rahamn was not the only 16 year-old killed in… Read More ›
Protest the Drone Wars – London 16th November
This week a US drone strike in Pakistan killed two boys aged 12 and 16. The pair were cousins and the oldest, Tariq Khan, had just four days previously taken part in a protest against the drone strikes in Islamabad. Also this week, a few… Read More ›