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What It's Like Being A Drone War Veteran

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A full decade into the drone war in the Middle East, we’re still asking questions: what does an unmanned military mean for the future of warfare?  Who chooses who lives and who dies? What does it mean to pull the trigger on a target half a world away?

And what is like being a veteran of the drone war?

Matthew Power is a freelance print and radio journalist and a contributor to GQ Magazine, where he wrote a profile of former drone operator and Airman First Class Brandon Bryant.

As Director of Podcasts, Taylor Quimby oversees and executes NHPR’s podcast strategy and serves as Executive Producer for its two weekly shows, Civics 101 and Outside/In. Prior to leading the Outside/In team, Taylor worked as a producer for Word of Mouth, hosted the Patient Zero podcast, and served as Senior Producer for the first season of NHPR’s hit true crime show, Bear Brook.
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