01955oam 2200469 450 991081382070332120230124202137.01-64012-437-31-64012-435-7(CKB)4940000000596960(OCoLC)1232278750(MdBmJHUP)muse93347(MiAaPQ)EBC6460626(EXLCZ)99494000000059696020210617d2021 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWar at the speed of light directed-energy weapons and the future of twenty-first century warfare /Louis A. Del MonteLincoln, Nebraska :Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,[2021]©20211 online resource1-64012-330-X Includes bibliographical references and index.""War at the Speed of Light" explores the ever-increasing and revolutionary role of directed-energy weapons in warfare, including laser, microwave, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), and cyberspace weapons. In addition, this book delineates the threat that directed-energy weapons pose to disrupting the doctrine of MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction), which has kept the major powers of the world from engaging in nuclear war"--Provided by publisher.Military art and scienceHistory21st centuryMilitary art and scienceForecastingDirected-energy weaponsMilitary art and scienceHistoryMilitary art and scienceForecasting.Directed-energy weapons.355.8246Del Monte Louis A.1601275MiAaPQMiAaPQUtOrBLWBOOK9910813820703321War at the speed of light3924808UNINA