Future war: non-lethal weapons in Twenty-First-Century warfare

ALEXANDER John

Future war: non-lethal weapons in Twenty-First-Century warfare - New York: St Martin's Press, 1999 - 254p.

Explains and explores the development, technology and potential applications of non-lethal weapons. Illustrates both military and law enforcement applications within fictional scenarios, explained in terms of future threats and geopolitical situations.Includes appendices: a model for understanding social organizations; non-lethal weapons taxonomy - by target type and by technology; (types of) anti-personnel non-lethal weapons and (types of) antimaterial non-lethal weapons; target categories for non-lethal weapons; spectrum of use of non-lethal weapons.

0312194161 (hbk.): 23.95 US


CAUSES OF WAR
CHEMICAL WARFARE
CRIME
FUTURE WARFARE
INFORMATION WARFARE
LAW ENFORCEMENT
NON LETHAL WEAPONS
TERRORISM
UNITED STATES