Weapons of war
By: Diane Andrews Henningfeld, book editor
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780737756043; 9780737756050
Subjects: Weapons systems; Military art and science; Military weapons
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Nuclear weapons pose a grave threat / Malcolm Fraser; title: Nuclear weapons are a necessary deterrent / John Hutton; title: Biological weapons pose a serious threat / Bob Graham and Matt Korade; title: Terrorists may use advanced conventional weapons / James Bonomo ... et al.; title: The United States should sign the Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines / Trevor Holbrook; title: Landmines protect vulnerable populations / Shelby Weitzel; title: Improvised explosive devices are a threat to United States armed forces / Rick Atkinson; title: The United States is developing precision weapons of war / Sharon Weinberger; title: Music can be used as a weapon of war / David Yearsley; title: Non-lethal weapons of war may soon be in use / Randy Roughton; title: The remote control killing device is a new weapon of war / Jonathan Cook; title: Laser weapons will defend ships at sea / Grace V. Jean; title: Aerial drones serve as weapons of war / Dan Murphy; title: Cyber weapons pose a serious threat to the United States / The Economist; title: Organizations to contact.