Nonlethal weapons and capabilities : report of an independent task force sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations / / Graham T. Allison and Paul X. Kelley, co-chairs ; Richard L. Garwin, project director

• Pubblicazione: New York, NY, : Council on Foreign Relations Press; [Washington, D.C., : Distributed by the Brookings Institution Press], c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: vii, 63 p
• Soggetto topico: Nonlethal weapons - United States; Peacekeeping forces, American
• Soggetto geografico: United States Military policy
• Altri autori: AllisonGraham T KelleyP. X <1928-> (Paul X.) GarwinRichard L
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- TASK FORCE REPORT -- ADDITIONAL OR DISSENTING VIEWS -- TASK FORCE MEMBERS -- TASK FORCE OBSERVERS -- APPENDIXES.
• Sommario/riassunto: Integrating nonlethal weapons (NLW) more widely into the U.S. Army and Marine Corps could have reduced damage, saved lives, and helped limit the widespread looting and sabotage that occurred after the cessation of major conflict in Iraq. So argues this report of a Council-sponsored independent Task Force led by Dr. Graham T. Allison, director of the Belfer Center for science and international affairs at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, General Paul X. Kelley, USMC (ret.), former commandant of the Marine Corps, and former military officers, business executives, academics, diplomats, and congressional staff. Incorporating NLW capabilities into the equipment, training, and doctrine of the armed services could substantially improve U.S. effectiveness in conflict, postconflict, and homeland defense. The Task Force report concludes that equipping U.S.-trained and -supported local forces in Afghanistan and Iraq with NLW would help reinforce authority and be more acceptable to local populations than conventionally armed troops.
• Titolo autorizzato: Nonlethal weapons and capabilities
• ISBN: 1-281-04155-6; 9786611041557
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910961343503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II