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Digital Camera World
Adam Juniper

American taxpayers need up to $1 billion to pay for anti-Chinese drone laws

Conceptual image of American one hundred dollar bill flying across a city nightscape

Small drones, many of the same ones used by consumers and photographers, have become a major political issue in the USA. Republicans especially – but not exclusively – are trying to prove their strength against China by banning government agencies from buying or operating them with the proposed American Security Drone Act. But there's a big problem.

Forbes has conducted some research including Freedom of Information Act requests that reveal just how big that problem might be.

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