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Report: Feds Planned To Arm Drones On The Border

This undated photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows an unmanned drone used to patrol the U.S.-Canadian border. A freshman lawmaker from North Dakota says he plans to introduce a bill that would li... This undated photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows an unmanned drone used to patrol the U.S.-Canadian border. A freshman lawmaker from North Dakota says he plans to introduce a bill that would limit the use of unmanned aerial systems for law enforcement, following the highly publicized case of a Lakota farmer who was arrested after a 16-hour standoff with police. MORE LESS
By Tom Kludt
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July 4, 2013 6:47 a.m.
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A document signed in 2010 by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano revealed plans to arm drones operated by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with non-lethal weapons, The Arizona Republic reported Thursday. 

The document, titled “Concept of Operations for CBP’s Predator B Unmanned Aircraft System,” detailed plans to mount “expendables or non-lethal weapons” atop CBP drones to be potentially used against smugglers or undocumented migrants.

The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement Wednesday insisting that “CBP has no plans to arm its unmanned-aircraft systems with non-lethal weapons or weapons of any kind.”

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Tom Kludt (@TomKludt)  Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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