U.S. TO INCREASE DRONE USAGE BY FIFTY PERCENT

The Pentagon plans on increasing the use of drones by fifty percent by the year 2019. War is changing. Within a matter of years, most US soldiers will be looking at a computer screen in order to complete their mission. With that however, comes the risk of cyber attacks being more devastating than ever. With the internet and technology becoming more accessed by everyday people, advanced methods of firewall protection, as well as increased protection against EMP's will become a crucial aspect of military funding.

Is this the right decision? While I have my worries, I consider the use of drones to be a huge advantage in combat. U.S. soldiers' lives will be saved. That alone is worth this increase in drones. We must not expect the price of war to be reduced. Security measures alone will  be a huge cost to the American tax payers. China alone has been able to breakthrough U.S. cyber security measures, North Korea has been able to break American corporations cyber security, soon most everyone in civilized nations will have the capabilities to be able to crack security measures.

Will we be able to keep up with these hackers? Only time will tell. War is changing, and it is up to our government to adapt or pay tremendous consequences.

David Conolly
THE RIGHT REPORT
@DavidConolly94