LEADER 03965nam 2200805Ia 450 001 9910817426503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-107-20348-1 010 $a0-511-70060-1 010 $a1-282-46676-3 010 $a9786612466762 010 $a0-511-80481-4 010 $a0-511-65802-8 010 $a0-511-65857-5 010 $a0-511-65671-8 010 $a0-511-65586-X 010 $a0-511-65726-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000822360 035 $a(EBL)472012 035 $a(OCoLC)609850335 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000336532 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11929275 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336532 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10283782 035 $a(PQKB)10038194 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511804816 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC472012 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL472012 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10360027 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL246676 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000822360 100 $a20090423d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDeath by moderation $ethe U.S. Military's quest for useable weapons /$fDavid A. Koplow 210 $aCambridge, England ;$aNew York $cCambridge University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (xx, 263 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 1 $a0-521-13534-6 311 1 $a0-521-11951-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aRevolutionary 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aMilitary weapons$zUnited States$vCase studies 606 $aWeapons systems$zUnited States$vCase studies 606 $aPrecision guided munitions$zUnited States 606 $aTactical nuclear weapons$zUnited States 606 $aLand mines$zUnited States 606 $aAnti-satellite weapons$zUnited States 606 $aNonlethal weapons$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xWeapons systems$vCase studies 615 0$aMilitary weapons 615 0$aWeapons systems 615 0$aPrecision guided munitions 615 0$aTactical nuclear weapons 615 0$aLand mines 615 0$aAnti-satellite weapons 615 0$aNonlethal weapons 676 $a355.80973 700 $aKoplow$b David A.$f1951-$01648007 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817426503321 996 $aDeath by moderation$94024090 997 $aUNINA