Which of the following best expresses the objection that the use of drones will lower the threshold for going to war?

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a$.$

By making wars less risky, drones will make countries more willing to go to war. Thus, the use of drones will increase the number of wars that occur. Wars are bad. Therefore, the use of drones will lead to a bad outcome.

b$.$

By making military operations less risky, drones will make commanders more willing to carry out additional combat operations. Since all combat operations carry a risk of civilian deaths, this will increase the number of civilian deaths, which is a bad thing. Therefore, the use of drones will lead to a bad outcome.

c$.$

By making wars less risky, drones will make countries more willing to start wars, including unjust wars. Thus, the use of drones will increase the number of unjust wars that occur. That would be a bad thing. So$,$ drones should not be used.

d$.$

By making military operations less risky, drones will make commanders more willing to carry out more combat operations, and because those operations will be carried out by drones, they are more likely to cause civilian deaths, which are bad. Therefore, the use of drones will lead to unjust civilian casualties.