Kill chain

Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination.

Yet few understand how and why this has become our principal way of waging war. 'Kill Chain' uncovers the real and extraordinary story; its origins in long-buried secret programmes, the breakthroughs that made drone operations possible, the ways in which the technology works and, despite official claims, does not work.

Taking the reader inside the well-guarded world of national security, the book reveals the powerful interests - military, CIA and corporate - that have led the drive to kill individuals by remote control.