War at the speed of light : directed-energy weapons and the future of Twenty-First Century warfare /

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War at the Speed of Light explores the revolutionary role of directed-energy weapons in warfare and their threat to disrupting the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Del Monte, Louis A. (Autor)
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Temas:
2000-2099
Directed-energy weapons.
Military art and science > History > 21st century.
Military art and science > Forecasting.
Armes à énergie dirigée.
Art et science militaires > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Art et science militaires > Prévision.
Directed-energy weapons
Military art and science
Military art and science > Forecasting
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part 1
  • 1. Tilting the Balance of Terror
  • 2. The Quest for Global Dominance Using Conventional Weapons
  • 3. The Coming Fourth U.S. Offset Strategy
  • Part 2
  • 4. Laser Weapons
  • 5. Microwave Weapons
  • 6. EMP Weapons
  • 7. Cyberspace Weapons
  • Part 3
  • 8. Directed-Energy Countermeasures
  • 9. Force Fields
  • Part 4
  • 10. Autonomous Directed-Energy Weapons
  • 11. The Full-Scale Weaponization of Space
  • 12. Not Gambling with the Fate of Humanity
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • Appendix D
  • Notes
  • Index

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