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The Northerner

(5,040 posts)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 04:08 PM Jun 2012

US kicks-off global drones race?



Last week, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez showcased his country's first unmanned drone. It seems that an international race to dominate the sky has gone underway and the South American country has become a player in the game of drones with the help of Iran, Russia and China. Retired Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor joins us to explain why more and more countries are rushing to get their hands on an unmanned aircraft.
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US kicks-off global drones race? (Original Post) The Northerner Jun 2012 OP
the technology is cheap and common world wide and has been available for some time! anon-y-moose Jun 2012 #1
 

anon-y-moose

(200 posts)
1. the technology is cheap and common world wide and has been available for some time!
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 04:52 PM
Jun 2012

the only thing that the us has over others is quantity of drones..

way to misinform rt.....

(Retired Army Colonel? the major networks would have a one star or better to misinform with)

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