The Drone Warriors
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Warriors all.
One feature of warfare, or perhaps the psychology of conquerors, is that the victors often endow their enemies with unusual military strengths. The enemy has to be crafty, vigorous, determined, tenacious, as well as brave and brutal. If the enemy were otherwise, the courageous actions of the victorious army would be meaningless. In a colonial context, economics might dictate why a given nation ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mechanical Engineering
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0025-6501,1943-5649
DOI: 10.1115/1.2010-jan-1