Kniha Death by Moderation David A. Koplow

Death by Moderation

The U.S. Military's Quest for Useable Weapons

Jazyk: Angličtina
Vazba: Brožovaná
Dostupnost: Skladem u dodavatele
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This book addresses an important but little-noticed phenomenon in the revolutionary world of militar...

Informace o knize

Jazyk
Angličtina
Vazba
Kniha - Brožovaná
Vydáno
2009
Stránek
284
EAN
9780521135344
ISBN
0521135346
Enbook ID
02023485
Hmotnost
46
Rozměry
152 x 229 x 19

Kompletní popis

This book addresses an important but little-noticed phenomenon in the revolutionary world of military technology. Across a wide range of otherwise-unrelated weapons programs, the Pentagon is now pursuing arms that are deliberately crafted to be less powerful, less deadly, and less destructive than the systems they are designed to supplement or replace. This direction is historically anomalous; military forces generally pursue ever-bigger bangs, but the modern conditions of counter-insurgency warfare and military operations 'other than war' (such as peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance) demand a military capable of modulated force. By providing a capacity to intervene deftly yet effectively, the new generations of 'useable' weaponry should enable the U.S. military to accomplish its demanding missions in a manner consistent with legal obligations, public relations realities, and political constraints. Five case studies are provided, regarding precision-guided 'smart bombs', low-yield nuclear weapons, self-neutralizing anti-personnel land mines, directed-energy anti-satellite weapons, and non-lethal weapons.

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