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03072aam a2200457 a 4500 001 57B5C392A79511E0A03847F26AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20110706010031 008 090423s2010 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2009017285 020 $a 0521135346 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780521135344 (pbk.) 020 $a 0521119510 (hbk.) 020 $a 9780521119511 (hbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)320434538 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d C#P $d CDX $d YDXCP $d UKM $d GEBAY $d PZU $d CHRRO $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a UF503 $b .K66 2010 050 00 $a UF503 $b .K66 2010 072 7 $a s1sp $2 rero 100 1 $a Koplow, David A., $d 1951- 245 1 $a Death by moderation : $b the U.S. Military's quest for useable weapons / $c David A. Koplow. 260 $a Cambridge ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2010. 300 $a xx, 263 p. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a 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. 650 0 $a Military weapons $z United States $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Weapons systems $z United States $v Case studies. 651 0 $a United States $x Weapons systems $x Weapons systems $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Precision guided munitions $z United States. 650 0 $a Tactical nuclear weapons $z United States. 650 0 $a Land mines $z United States. 650 0 $a Anti-satellite weapons $z United States. 650 0 $a Nonlethal weapons $z United States. 941 $a 4 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718085644.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180124023557.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825045247.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20110706011424.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=57B5C392A79511E0A03847F26AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search