Death by moderation : the U.S. Military's quest for useable weapons

Death by moderation : the U.S. Military's quest for useable weapons / David A. Koplow.

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 t...

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Main Author: Koplow, David A., 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Military weapons > United States > Case studies.
Weapons systems > United States > Case studies.
Precision guided munitions > United States.
Tactical nuclear weapons > United States.
Land mines > United States.
Anti-satellite weapons > United States.
Nonlethal weapons > United States.
HISTORY > Military > Weapons.
Anti-satellite weapons
Armed Forces > Weapons systems
Land mines
Military weapons
Nonlethal weapons
Precision guided munitions
Tactical nuclear weapons
Weapons systems
Militär
Waffensystem
Versorgung
United States > Armed Forces > Weapons systems > Case studies.
United States
USA
Electronic books.
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Revolutionary weapons and transformed war
  • Deterrence and self-deterrence
  • The law of armed conflict
  • Precision-guided munitions
  • Low-yield nuclear weapons
  • Smart antipersonnel land mines
  • Antisatellite weapons
  • Nonlethal weapons
  • What to do about useability.

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