Analysis: Has the UK done enough to contain drone threats?

18th October 2017 - 12:00 GMT | by Neil Thompson in London

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The use of drones and other robotic technologies by the Islamic State terrorist group in Middle Eastern conflicts, for surveillance and as high-tech IEDs, has alarmed technology and security analysts and raised questions about how to prevent a similar development occurring in the UK.

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