The US, which deploys more drones than any other country, has exploited the gaps in international law to fight its war on terror.
The principle of humanity requires avoiding unnecessary harm to civilians. The fundamental rationale for drone use relies on this principle: drone capacity for precise targeting can save civilian lives. US Air Force General T Michael Moseley calls this the “true hunter-killer role” of drones. Given that there were, for example, two million civilian deaths in the Korean War alone, the precision of drone strikes offers a persuasive moral argument in favour of their use
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/north-america/2019/11/are-drone-strikes-ever-ethical
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