...the BEST place to start is with BACKGROUND information on a topic. The article presented here provides just that: extensive background information on drones.
Perhaps a good place to start on ANY topic is with a SURVEY ARTICLE. Such an article on domestic drones, published in CQ Researcher, can be found HERE.
The article is: Domestic Drones: Are Unmanned Aircraft Safe? By Daniel McGlynn. Dated October 18, 2013.
This in-depth report of some 12,000 words is divided into these sections:
Introduction
Overview
Background
Current Situation
Outlook
Pro/Con
Chronology
Short Features
Maps/Graphs
Bibliography
The Next Step
Contacts
Footnotes
About the Author
Here's an excerpt from the article's introduction and overview:
The full article can be found HERE.
Ken Distler
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