Description |
viii, 187 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
Series |
Reference shelf ; v. 75, no. 3
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-180) and index. |
Contents |
pt. I. Theaters of modern war. U.S. soldiers train for urban warfare / Ron Martz -- Fighting in sand land / Tim Ripley -- Guerrilla ships for a new kind of war / Otis Port and Stan Crock -- Space weapons : refuting the critics / Steven Lambakis -- Information warfare : time to prepare / Bruce D. Berkowitz. pt.II. Terrorism. Southeast Asia remains fertile for Al Qaeda / Raymond Bonner -- Al Qaeda considered as dangerous as before 9/11 / John Diamond and Kevin Johnson -- Suicide terrorism / Kaja Perina. pt. III. Chemical and biological weapons. Russia's poorly guarded past / Joby Warrick -- Combating biological weapons / Michael Crowley -- Waiting for bioterror / Katherine Eban -- New base for developing chemical, biological defenses / Steve Vogel. pt. IV. Nuclear and radiological weapons. U.N. unit warns on nuclear material / John J. Fialka -- Micro-nukes / James Gordon Prather -- Nuclear nightmares / Bill Keller. pt. V. Non-lethal weapons. Bang! You're incapacitated / Brad Knickerbocker -- Pentagon's non-lethal gas / Bill Mesler -- U.S. troops find new uses for non-lethal weaponry / Harold Kennedy. pt. VI. Future of modern war. Outfitting the army of one / Monty Phan and Lou Dolinar -- In new era of war, pilotless planes soaring / Peter H. King -- High-tech gear making troops precise, deadly / Michael Hedges -- Eyes in the sky / Matthew Brewer -- New military-industrial complex / Ian Mount, David H. Freedman, and Matthew Maier. |
Subject |
Military art and science.
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Military history, Modern -- 21st century.
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Added Author |
Brown, Jeremy K.
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ISBN |
0824210212 |
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