Precision guided munitions and the new era of warfare / (Record no. 25115)

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International Standard Book Number 064226502X (pbk.)
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Personal name HALLION Richard P.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Precision guided munitions and the new era of warfare /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Richard P. Hallion
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Fairbairn, A.C.T. :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Air Power Studies Centre,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1997
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 28 p.
440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE
Title Paper (Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Air Power Studies Centre) ; no. 53
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Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary, etc. About precision guided munitions and the new era of warfare. It exemplifies the principle of the low-cost threat that forces a high-cost and complicated defence. There are advantagesw of the precision weapons, one being that it offers confidence to a decision makers. Warfare has changed since the 2nd World War and the world community do not approve of indiscriminate air attacks. Increasing sophisticated precision weapons on the enemy side stimulated a lot of countermeasures. Precision weapons have been known to dramatically transform military affairs by employing more proto-smart weapons against tergets. Precision targetting have also enable to cripple routes in a short period of time. Precision weapons can now destroy things accurately thus crippling the enemy's capability. Precision weapons are a key characteristic of a modern military power. It can constitute a powerful and significant argument for developmen of sophisticated attackers.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element PRECISION GUIDED MUNITIONS
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Topical term or geographic name entry element MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE
General subdivision TECNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://airpower.airforce.gov.au/publications/Details/110/Precision-Guided-Munitions-and-the-New-Era-of-Warfare.aspx ">http://airpower.airforce.gov.au/publications/Details/110/Precision-Guided-Munitions-and-the-New-Era-of-Warfare.aspx </a>
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf 16/07/2013 1 358.17 HAL 40338-1001 07/07/2022 1 03/01/2024 Book