Download or read book Non lethal Weapons in Military Operations Other Than War U written by David B. Kirkwood and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Future War written by John B. Alexander and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Utility of Non lethal Weapons in Large scale Conflict written by Benjamin K. Barrett and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Utility of Non Lethal Weapons in Large Scale Conflict written by Benjamin K. Barrett and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increasing involvement of United States armed forces in Military Operations Other Than War has intensified calls for weapons that would fill the gap between Flexible Deterrent Options and application of lethal force. The effort and expense required to develop and field these proposed non-lethal weapons requires that their utility throughout the spectrum of conflict be considered. This paper presents an analysis of the positive and negative impacts of non-lethal weapons on three operational functions: (command and control, fires, and intelligence). The possible restrictions current international law would place on the use of these proposed weapons are also discussed. The analysis suggests that non-lethal weapons could create so many difficulties for the operational commander that their utility in large scale conflict would be minimal, and that scarce resources and budgets might be better directed towards increasing the accuracy of current precision-guided weapons.
Download or read book The Future of Non lethal Weapons written by Nick Lewer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays explore the increase in interest in non-lethal weapons. Such devices have meant that many armed forces and law enforcement agencies are able to act against undesirables without being accused of acting in an inhumane way. Topics for discussion in this volume include: an overview of the future of non-lethal weapons; emerging non-lethal technologies; military and police operational deployment of non-lethal weapons; a scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of non-lethal weapons; changes in international law needed to take into account non-lethal technologies; developments in genomics leading to new chemical incapacitants; implications for arms control and proliferation; the role of non-lethal weapons in human rights abuses; conceptual, theoretical and analytical perspectives on the nature of non-lethal weapons development.
Download or read book Non Lethal Weapons and Conventional War Facing the Commander s Issues and Dilemmas written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the usefulness of non-lethal weapons during Military Operations Other Than War and in enhancing lethal weapons' use is widely recognized, future political and public expectations may change current policies regarding the use of non-lethal force. This paper explores the potential issues and dilemmas that future commanders who possess a substantial non-lethal capability may face during conventional war.
Download or read book Non Lethal Weaponry From Tactical to Strategic Applications written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-lethal weapons are evolving. To date they have been seen as applicable on the tactical level in military operations other than war. The demand for them will increase and spread across the conflict spectrum. A new class of non-lethal technology is also emerging that will have more direct applications on the operational and strategic levels. This evolution will depend on research to ensure that these weapons comply with political, legal, and ethical considerations.
Download or read book Non lethal Weapons written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Historically, non-lethal weapons have been relegated to a secondary role in military planning and operations. But, as the U.S. becomes engaged in more military operations other than war, the importance of a non-lethal arsenal increases. Even in many combat operations, such as urban warfare, the use of non-lethal weapons can help reduce casualties among non-combatants. Non-lethal weapons also include those directed against enemy systems, such as spy satellites or information networks. The development and employment of non-lethal weapons involve more than just design and engineering. When, where and how these weapons are deployed are concerns. Misused, non-lethal weapons can result in serious and permanent injuries, even fatalities. U.S. warfighters armed with non-lethal weapons may find themselves at a disadvantage when combating a conventionally armed foe. Standard operating procedures and rules of engagement must be developed and the risks posed to warfighters facing lethal armament must be addressed."--Introduction.
Download or read book Non lethal Weapons as Legitimising Forces written by Brian Rappert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As mankind finds ever more impious ways to kill and maim, some look to non-lethal weapons as a fix. Brian Rappert discusses the technologies involved and the ethics of, for example blinding someone with a laser, leaving them blind forever, versus killing them outright.
Download or read book Non lethal Weapons a Fatal Attraction written by Nick Lewer and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laser weapons, optical munitions causing blinding, electrical stunners, infrasound beams to disorient people, repeat pulse microwave devices, and a whole range of new chemical weapons (super-corrosives, super-adhesives, anti-traction and embrittling substances) - the list of new generation, hi-tech anti-personnel and anti-materiel ̃weaponry is a long one. These so-called non-lethal weapons are the subject of this remarkable book on an arms race which the general public has hardly yet heard of.
Download or read book The Operational Use of Non Lethal Weapons written by Robert T. Durkin and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Post Cold War era U.S. military operation are becoming increasingly difficult to a societal aversion to the infliction of casualties. This aversion has migrated over time from an aversion to U.S. casualties, to an abhorrence of non-combatant casualties and now includes an aversion to the infliction of casualties on enemy combatants. This has combined with an increase in the complexity in the nature military operations U.S. forces are called upon to undertake. Non-lethal weapons (NLW), while development is currently focused on tactical level applications, offer the operational commander flexible new tools that can be employed across the spectrum of warfare to achieve operational objectives. Current and emerging technologies offer the promise of allowing NLW to be used at the operational level to impose our will on the enemy while limiting both civilian casualties and collateral damage. This in turn will allow for more rapid war termination and will minimize the instability exacerbated by the destruction associated with conventional warfare. Operational commanders must demand NLW technologies be developed and fielded for use at the operational level. Further, doctrine needs to be developed for their use if confidence is to be established in their effectiveness. With confidence and doctrinal underpinning, NLW can be effectively integrated into the warfighting capabilities of the operational commander for use across the entire spectrum of warfare.
Download or read book The Limited Utility of Non Lethal Weapons in Decisive Combat War Still Means Fighting and Fighting Still Means Killing written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the technology associated with Non-Lethal Weapons (NLWs) continues to mature there will be growing pressure to use NLWs in future combat operations. However, the use of NLWs in decisive combat operations provides little operational benefit and would likely increase overall risk to mission accomplishment. While the use of NLWs is appropriate at the lower end of the conflict spectrum, the use of NLWs in decisive combat operations would produce unrealistic expectations that the United States military will be unlikely to meet. Additionally, the temporary and reversible effects of NLWs will unnecessarily complicate combat operations, deplete friendly combat power and fail to convince the enemy that he is defeated. To mitigate these operational drawbacks, commanders must not convey the notion that NLWs can produce a bloodless victory within the context of decisive combat operations. The nature of war has not changed and will not change war will require lethal application of force. We must not be apologetic about our use of deadly force when the circumstances require it. We must prepare for the use of deadly force and promptly apply that lethal force in order to decisively defeat an adversary's capability and will to wage war.
Download or read book Non Lethal Weapons in Conventional Combat Operations Leveraging Capabilities Or Violating the Rules of War written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NLW technologies hold great promise for revolutionizing conventional combat operations. Faced with scenarios involving the intermingling of the levels of war and problems associated with identifying combatants and non-combatants, non-lethal technologies could provide the operational commander with a full range of weaponry and more balanced options for applying force. While leaps in non-lethal technology provided expanded opportunity for weapons development, this same factor caused weaponization to supercede policy development and implementation. A political environment bounded by the Rules of War and numerous international treaties and Conventions places further development at risk to legal, moral, and ethical roadblocks. This situation complicates all aspects of non-lethal technology: R & D, policy formulation, operational concepts development, and procurement. Although not all the issues have immediate solutions, there are steps that policy makers can take in the areas of international law, policy, and NLW development to expedite their acceptance.
Download or read book The Operational Use of Non lethal Weapons written by Robert T. Durkin and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A New Form of Warfare written by Malcolm Dando and published by Potomac Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's industrialised powers wish to deploy military forces in peacekeeping operations without incurring or causing casualties. But Dando argues that the deployment of non-lethal weapons could raise many difficult questions and bring new forms of warfare.
Download or read book The Need for Non Lethal Weapons in Major Combat Operations written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States military has been vigorously engaged throughout the full range of military operations during the course of the past two decades. Since gaining prominence during the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Somalia in 1995, non-lethal weapons have taken on an increasing role as our armed forces continue down the road toward doctrinal and technological transformation. While providing an option somewhere between the realm of "shoot" or "don't shoot", the utility of items such as rubber bullets, beanbag projectiles, and flash- bang grenades during looting, rioting, and similar unfavorable activities appears to be definitive and enduring. The need for non-lethal weapons during large- scale combat operations might not be so apparent. This leads to a fundamental question. Do non-lethal weapons have a legitimate battlefield role in major combat operations? This paper examines the need for non-lethal weapons in combat operations and considers the challenges towards their implementation.
Download or read book Death by Moderation written by David A. Koplow and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
