Terrorist and Insurgent Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Use, Potentials, and Military Implications

Citation
Dr. Robert J. Bunker, Terrorist and Insurgent Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Use, Potentials, and Military Implications (August 27, 2015) (full-text).

Overview
This Paper focuses on the present threat posed by terrorist and insurgent use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as well as associated future threat potentials. This work presents a counterintuitive analysis in the sense that armed drones are typically viewed as a component of America’s conventional war fighting prowess &mdash; not a technology that would be used against U.S. troops deployed overseas or against civilians back home.

The emerging threat of such UAV use against the United States is investigated, and the unique analysis and creative approach related to the threat scenario variants generated are very informative.