Death by moderation [electronic resource] : the U.S. Military's quest for useable weapons / David A. Koplow.
Koplow, David A., 1951-
2010
UF503 .K66 2010eb
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Title Death by moderation [electronic resource] : the U.S. Military's quest for useable weapons / David A. Koplow.
Author Koplow, David A., 1951-
ISBN 9780511656712 (electronic bk.)
9780521119511
9780521135344 (pbk.)
Imprint Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2010.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xx, 263 p.)
Call Number UF503 .K66 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 355.80973
Summary 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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Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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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