Death by Moderation
Subtitle: The U.S. Military's Quest for Useable Weapons
By: David A. Koplow.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 30 November 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge, England; New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780521119511
Subjects: Military weapons -- United States -- Case studies; Weapons systems -- United States -- Case studies; Precision guided munitions -- United States; Tactical nuclear weapons -- United States; Land mines -- United States; Anti-satellite weapons -- United States; Nonlethal weapons -- United States; United States -- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Revolutionary weapons and transformed war; title: Deterrence and self-deterrence; title: The law of armed conflict; title: Precision-guided munitions; title: Low-yield nuclear weapons; title: Smart anti-personnel land mines; title: Anti-satellite weapons; title: Non-lethal weapons; title: What to do about useability.