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

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Koplow, David A., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Temas:
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.
Armes de guerre > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Systèmes d'armes > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Munitions à guidage de précision > États-Unis.
Armes nucléaires tactiques > États-Unis.
Antisatellites > États-Unis.
Armes non meurtrières > États-Unis.
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
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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