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020			_a1588262693 (hbk): _b49.95 USD
100	1		_aMANDEL Robert
245			_aSecurity, strategy and the quest for bloodless war / _cRobert Mandel
260			_aBoulder CO : _b Lynne Rienner, _c2004
300			_axi, 209 p.
520			_aArgues that "casualty aversion...has begun in recent decades to play an inappropriately large and sometimes misguided role in international confrontations" (from author's preface). Discusses the concept of bloodless war and ponders whether such a concept is either feasible or desirable. Looks at the effects of precision guided munitions, information warfare, and non-lethal weapons, and considers the down-sides for America (or indeed any given nation) of pursuing a policy of bloodless war.
650			_aCASUALTY AVERSION
650			_aUNITED STATES _xMILITARY POLICY
945			_i20382-2001 _rY _sY
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