Taking you into the hidden world of Reaper operations and those who carry them out.

Joined June 2018
The unit deal with about 1000 calls or incidents a year across London that require our specialist response and expertise.
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In a first for the UK's armed forces, Royal Marines have used drone swarms to assist in battle drills. Drone expert and former Air Force Chaplain, professor Peter Lee, explains what the exercise means for future deployments Read more: trib.al/2YlX0d3
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On 9th February I will be speaking at the LIVE 'Working with Moral injury in Healthcare Settings' one-day virtual conference co-hosted by St Andrew's Healthcare and the the British Psychological Society. Book your ticket today! 🎟 lnkd.in/eyx76nm 📲 #MoralInjury21
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Here is a report on where my research with Reaper personnel went next: examining moral injury, belief change and other mental harms in police online child sex crime investigators. BBC News - Police paedophile investigators 'at risk of PTSD' bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england…
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Here's a clip of a BBC report on research I'm doing which was prompted by my observations on how Reaper personnel are affected by what they see on screens in different ways and to different extents. The full report goes on the BBC website tomorrow
They do it to rescue children from sexual abuse, but what impact does viewing harrowing images taken by paedophiles have on police child sex abuse investigators? Tonight BBC One 6.30pm @BBCSouthNews @portsmouthuni @solentuni @HantsPolice @ReaperBook @crest_research #childabuse
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This is the landing page for the debate that was prompted by the Guiding Principles for the Development and Use of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: LAWS Debate — E-International Relations e-ir.info/tag/laws-debate/#.…
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Along with several co-authors, I have just had the following published on E-IR: Introducing Guiding Principles for the Development and Use of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems e-ir.info/2020/04/15/introdu…
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For any other ageing gym junkies out there, I just published The Life-Affirming Agony And Ecstasy Of Strength Training In Middle Age link.medium.com/VyEzXkZ2W4
‘There is a spectrum of responses to killing far-off enemies’ - Professor Peter Lee @portsmouthuni talks to @abrookmanbyrne about the experiences of armed drone pilots thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/v…
Just a few thoughts on some of the human aspects of Reaper strikes. Iran attack: how Reaper drones really carry out airstrikes theconversation.com/iran-att… via @ConversationUK
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2020 greetings! I am aiming to be more active on Twitter this year! I just published in @thestartup_ When violence is the answer link.medium.com/fhxbJ1Sv12
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A big thank you to Dr. Lee @ReaperBook for such a fascinating discussion, highlighting an area often forgotten in debates around drones - the impact on UK personnel and the unique ethical considerations that come into play.
An amazing evening talking to the All Parliamentary Group on Drones about 'Reaper Force: Inside Britain's Drone Wars'. Thanks to Adam Holloway MP (Chair) for the invitation, and special thanks to Baroness Stern and Professor Andrew Coyle for a wonderful House of Lords dinner!
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An amazing evening talking to the All Parliamentary Group on Drones about 'Reaper Force: Inside Britain's Drone Wars'. Thanks to Adam Holloway MP (Chair) for the invitation, and special thanks to Baroness Stern and Professor Andrew Coyle for a wonderful House of Lords dinner!
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Research theme director presents to Parliamentarians | UoP News uopnews.port.ac.uk/2018/10/3…
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