Venezuela Attack Highlights Vulnerability to Drone Assassins
- Law enforcement limited in its ability to down errant drones
- Experts warn of terror attacks by copycats on targets in U.S.
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The drones rigged with high explosives used in a plot targeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro highlight the risk of drone-enabled attacks that the U.S. has few tools to prevent.
Federal law enforcement and security agencies are prohibited by a variety of laws from using new technologies that can track or disable small drones that pose a threat. Legislation pending in Congress aims to provide agencies with new authorities to mitigate nefarious drones, which security experts say are sure to become a more frequent threat in the future.