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For nearly forty years, U.S. deterrence policy has depended on nuclear weapons, making the modernization of those weapons a key goal of every administration. Nuclear Weapons, Policies, and the Test Ban Issue presents a cogent discussion of the reasons why the United States should actively continue its nuclear weapons program.

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Neither the past glory nor the current obsolescence of the main battle tank can be understood without reference to vehicles such as the armored car, assault guns of various kinds, armored engineer vehicles, and armored personnel carriers.

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Neither the past glory nor the current obsolescence of the main battle tank can be understood without reference to vehicles such as the armored car, assault guns of various kinds, armored engineer vehicles, and armored personnel carriers.

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A study placing emphasis on the way artillery interacts with other arms, and the dynamics of the battle as a whole. It deals with failures as well as achievements, aiming to provide an overview of field artillery in the 20th century, and its impact on the major conflicts of this period.

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A study placing emphasis on the way artillery interacts with other arms, and the dynamics of the battle as a whole. It deals with failures as well as achievements, aiming to provide an overview of field artillery in the 20th century, and its impact on the major conflicts of this period.

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Military robots are already being used in conflicts around the globe and are affecting both the decision to go to war and the means by which wars are conducted. This book covers the history of military robotics, analyzes their current employment, and examines the ramifications of their future utilization.

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This work is designed to educate the public and policy makers about the reality of gas warfare, a weapons system whose legacy has been distorted by propaganda, misinformation and repeated half truths for generations.

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Ranging primarily from the late 18th century to the present, this volume tells the history of rifled weapons and ammunition for military use. Author David Westwood has handled every weapon he describes, from muskets to breechloaders, from repeaters and bolt- action rifles to semiautomatics and self-loaders.

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All three principal uses of rocket technology are covered in detail: missiles as long-range strategic weapons and short-range tactical weapons, and rockets as launch vehicles for sending payloads into space The book concludes with a survey of several types of non-chemical rockets now under development for use in outer space.

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This well-researched, authoritative study evaluates both U.S. and Soviet SLCM arsenals, examines the role of arms control and unilateral initiatives in managing the dangers of SLCMs, and critically assesses the claims made for the Tomahawk conventionally armed cruise missile.

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The final part, Beyond Deterrence, considers war termination scenarios and related issues, including sociopolitical aspects, surveys the part nuclear weapons play in superpower competition in the Third World, and explains how issues of sovereignty effect deterrence, avoidance, and future super power relations.

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This book of selections from the distinguished journal International Security speaks to the most important question of our age: the deterrence of nuclear war. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist o

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An insiders view of the development of the UK nuclear deterrent which suggests that an aversion to the moral issues associated with civilian casualties has led to an enduring Government reticence on nuclear deterrence policy.

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In this important new study from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Moody examines how NATO can best exploit advanced technology to bolster its conventional forces on the battlefield of the future.

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In this important new study from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Moody examines how NATO can best exploit advanced technology to bolster its conventional forces on the battlefield of the future.

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A history of weapons and warfare, from the Macedonian sarissa to the atomic bomb. The book describes technological and strategic advances in military science, but also aims to evoke the horror of war and comment on the future of warfare.

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This reference book by a well-known historian is the very first to give a short history of the development of the field artillery from the Middle Ages to the present, along with biographical profiles of leading figures, and bibliographical essays about the most important writings on the subject.

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Based on a discussion of the Biological Weapons Convention of 1972, this book argues that a policy of nonproliferation might slow down the current trend towards worldwide deployment of biological weapons, but is ultimately doomed without a strengthened ban on them.

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Based on a discussion of the Biological Weapons Convention of 1972, this book argues that a policy of nonproliferation might slow down the current trend towards worldwide deployment of biological weapons, but is ultimately doomed without a strengthened ban on them.