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Ukraine drone attack shows familiar-looking drones can be terrifying weapons

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A stunning attack in Russia shows we live in a world where a deadly battlefield technology looks a lot like something you might see flying around at the beach.

The carefully choreographed attack dubbed Russia’s “Pearl Harbor” comes as Ukraine has seen incredible success weaponizing cheap drones – ones not all that different from those commonly used in the United States as aerial action cameras or for spectacular light shows.

“We may be at an inflection event,” said Mai’a Cross, a professor of international affairs and diplomacy at Northeastern University. “The nature of warfare has transformed.”

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