If you want to understand why Peter Singer's latest book, Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century, is a tour de force, just consider some headlines from the past month.
"Study Urges Using Neuroscience to Improve Soldiers' Performance"
"Pentagon Joins CIA's [United States Central Intelligence Agency] Drone War on Pakistan"
"Mullen: Drones Future Stalwart of US Force"
"America's New Air Force".