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November 2011 Issue [Article]

Conjectural damage

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A history of bombing
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1939-1945 2001- Aerial Aerial operations Aeronautics Afghan War Air warfare American Bombing Drone aircraft Freeman J. Dyson Geneva Conventions (1949) History Military Military applications Moral and ethical aspects Precision bombing Predator (Drone aircraft) Reconnaissance aircraft Robotics Strategic bombers United States War War and society World War II

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Daniel Swift is the author of Bomber County (FSG), recently out in paperback. He teaches at Skidmore College. His story “Conjectural Damage” appears in the November 2011 issue of Harper’s…
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