Future War
eBook - ePub

Future War

Non-Lethal Weapons in Twenty-First-Century Warfare

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Future War

Non-Lethal Weapons in Twenty-First-Century Warfare

About this book

The nature of warfare has changed! Like it or not, terrorism has established a firm foothold worldwide. Economics and environmental issues are inextricably entwined on a global basis and tied directly to national regional security. Although traditional threats remain, new, shadowy, and mercurial adversaries are emerging, and identifying and locating them is difficult. Future War, based on the hard-learned lessons of Bosnia, Haiti, Somalia, Panama, and many other trouble spots, provides part of the solution.
Non-lethal weapons are a pragmatic application of force, not a peace movement. Ranging from old rubber bullets and tear gas to exotic advanced systems that can paralyze a country, they are essential for the preservation of peace and stability. Future War explains exactly how non-lethal electromagnetic and pulsed-power weapons, the laser and tazer, chemical systems, computer viruses, ultrasound and infrasound, and even biological entities will be used to stop enemies. These are the weapons of the future.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Table of Contents
  3. FOREWORD - THE NEW WORLD’S ORDERS
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. PROLOGUE - WHAT’S IN A NAME?
  6. Part I - THE RATIONALE
  7. Part II - TECHNOLOGIES
  8. Part III - OPERATIONAL SCENARIOS
  9. Part IV - THE ISSUES
  10. EPILOGUE
  11. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  12. What the Experts Are Saying About Future War
  13. Appendix A - A MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
  14. Appendix B - NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TAXONOMY
  15. Appendix C - CURRENT PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THE JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS DIRECTORATE (As of Fall 1998)
  16. NOTES
  17. INDEX
  18. Notes
  19. Copyright Page