Look at this video. These controllers are in Nevada and are each flying a drone thousands of miles away in the combat zone in Iraq and Afghanistan .
Their left hand is on the throttle controlling the drone’s engine. Note all the buttons which perform various tasks without removing the
hand from the throttle. The right hand is flying the plane.
Welcome to the new world order. This is modern warfare. This is what is behind the headline: ‘Missiles fired from Nevada-controlled drone aircraft kill Taliban leader’. Watch how it’s done. Words fail to do this justice.
The nicest bit? Fewer of our sons and daughters need to go into harm’s way!