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200 10$aWeapons of choice$b[electronic resource] $ethe development of precision guided munitions /$fPaul G. Gillespie
210   $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2006
215   $a1 online resource (234 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [205]-212) and index.
327   $aContents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Roots of Precision Guidance; 3. Air Power in the Aftermath of World War II; 4. Making Pinpoint Accuracy a Reality; 5. Vietnam: Precision Guided Munitions Come of Age; 6. The Aftermath of Vietnam: Gulf War and Peacekeeping; 7. Policy Implications; 8. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
330   $aHistory and deployment of smart weapons. In the United States, efforts to develop precision guided  munitions-PGMs-began during the First World War and resulted in an  'aerial torpedo' by the 1920's. While World War II was dominated by  large-scale strategic bombing-essentially throwing out tons of  free-falling munitions in the hope they hit something important-both  sides in the war worked to develop airborne munitions that could be  steered toward a target. However after that war, U.S. national security  policy focused on the atomic bomb, hardly a weapon that needed to be
606   $aPrecision guided munitions
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