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Author Koplow, David A., 1951-

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

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 263 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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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Subject Military weapons -- United States -- Case studies.
Military weapons.
United States.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Subject Weapons systems -- United States -- Case studies.
Weapons systems.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems -- Case studies.
Armed Forces.
Precision guided munitions -- United States.
Precision guided munitions.
Tactical nuclear weapons -- United States.
Tactical nuclear weapons.
Land mines -- United States.
Land mines.
Anti-satellite weapons -- United States.
Anti-satellite weapons.
Nonlethal weapons -- United States.
Nonlethal weapons.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Case studies.
Other Form: Print version: Koplow, David A., 1951- Death by moderation. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521119511 (DLC) 2009017285 (OCoLC)320434538
ISBN 9780511658570 (electronic book)
0511658575 (electronic book)
9780511804816 (electronic book)
0511804814 (electronic book)
9780521119511 (hardback)
9780521135344 (paperback)
0521119510
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