03965nam 2200805Ia 450 991081742650332120200520144314.01-107-20348-10-511-70060-11-282-46676-397866124667620-511-80481-40-511-65802-80-511-65857-50-511-65671-80-511-65586-X0-511-65726-9(CKB)1000000000822360(EBL)472012(OCoLC)609850335(SSID)ssj0000336532(PQKBManifestationID)11929275(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336532(PQKBWorkID)10283782(PQKB)10038194(UkCbUP)CR9780511804816(MiAaPQ)EBC472012(Au-PeEL)EBL472012(CaPaEBR)ebr10360027(CaONFJC)MIL246676(EXLCZ)99100000000082236020090423d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDeath by moderation the U.S. Military's quest for useable weapons /David A. KoplowCambridge, England ;New York Cambridge University Pressc20101 online resource (xx, 263 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-13534-6 0-521-11951-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Military weaponsUnited StatesCase studiesWeapons systemsUnited StatesCase studiesPrecision guided munitionsUnited StatesTactical nuclear weaponsUnited StatesLand minesUnited StatesAnti-satellite weaponsUnited StatesNonlethal weaponsUnited StatesUnited StatesArmed ForcesWeapons systemsCase studiesMilitary weaponsWeapons systemsPrecision guided munitionsTactical nuclear weaponsLand minesAnti-satellite weaponsNonlethal weapons355.80973Koplow David A.1951-1648007MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817426503321Death by moderation4024090UNINA