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US Drone Control Room

The controllers are in Nevada. Each is flying a drone thousands of miles away in the combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan .

Their left hands are 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 hands are flying the plane.

Welcome to the new world order. This is modern warfare. Notice the comfort in which the “flyers” operate.

The headline was:  ‘Missiles fired from Nevada controlled drone aircraft kill Taliban leader.’

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