International Law: Use of Drones Debate
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Lord Hamilton of Epsom
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International Law: Use of Drones
Lord Hamilton of Epsom Excerpts(11 years, 11 months ago)
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Lord Hamilton of Epsom
My Lords, does my noble friend accept that if a drone can remain poised for some hours above a target, it is less likely to create collateral damage than almost any other form of shelling, or the missiles to which the noble Lord referred, or any other form of trying to kill people?
Baroness Warsi
My noble friend is probably more of an expert on these matters than I am. I cannot answer that question; I am not familiar enough with the practice of how drones would operate over lengthy periods.