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From a distance, killing is easier

With drones, it is now possible to wage war from a safe distance. The distance to the victims is evidently also more pleasant for the conscience, as demonstrated by an experiment for the first time. US researchers from California State University in Northridge show in the journal "Journal of Experimental Social Psychology": From a distance, killing is easier.

http://www.spektrum.de/news/aus-der-distanz-ist-toeten-leichter/1480893

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