Philosophers have wrestled over the morality and ethics of war for nearly as long as human beings have been waging it. The death and destruction that unmanned warfare entails magnifies the moral and ethical challenges we face in conventional warfare and everyday society. This book provides a comprehensive and unifying analysis of the moral, political and social questions concerning the rise of drone warfare.

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Rise of Unmanned Systems; Chapter 3 Justifications for the Employment of Unmanned Systems; Chapter 4 Just Unmanned Warfare; Chapter 5 Unmanned Warfare; Chapter 6 Unmanned Warfare; Chapter 7 The Asymmetry Objection; Chapter 8 Unmanned Systems and War's End; Chapter 9 The Responsibility Gap; Chapter 10 Conclusion;

Jai Galliott is a Research Fellow at The University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. His work revolves around the ethical, legal and social implications of emerging military technologies. He is co-editor of Ashgate's Emerging Technologies, Ethics and International Affairs series and prior to entering academia, served briefly as an officer of the Royal Australian Navy.