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Author: Brian Rappert
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-11-23
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1135760225
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs mankind finds ever more impious ways to kill and maim, some look to non-lethal weapons as a fix. Brian Rappert discusses the technologies involved and the ethics of, for example blinding someone with a laser, leaving them blind forever, versus killing them outright.
Author: Nick Lewer
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-09-29
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 1135317453
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese essays explore the increase in interest in non-lethal weapons. Such devices have meant that many armed forces and law enforcement agencies are able to act against undesirables without being accused of acting in an inhumane way. Topics for discussion in this volume include: an overview of the future of non-lethal weapons; emerging non-lethal technologies; military and police operational deployment of non-lethal weapons; a scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of non-lethal weapons; changes in international law needed to take into account non-lethal technologies; developments in genomics leading to new chemical incapacitants; implications for arms control and proliferation; the role of non-lethal weapons in human rights abuses; conceptual, theoretical and analytical perspectives on the nature of non-lethal weapons development.
Author: David A. Koplow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006-04-03
Total Pages: 167
ISBN-13: 1139456962
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToo often, military and law enforcement authorities have found themselves constrained by inadequate weaponry. An emerging category of 'non-lethal weapons' carries promise for resolving this dilemma, proffering new capabilities for disabling opponents without inflicting death or permanent injury. This array of much more sophisticated technologies is being developed, and could emerge for use by soldiers and police in the near future. These augmented capabilities carry both immense promise and grave risks: they expand the power of law enforcement and military units, enabling them to accomplish assigned missions with greater finesse and reduced casualties. But they may also be misused - increasing maligned applications and inspiring leaders to over-rely upon a myth of 'bloodless combat'. This book explores the emerging world of non-lethal weapons by examining a series of case studies - recent real-world scenarios from five confrontations around the world where the availability of a modern arsenal might have made a difference.
Author: Graham T. Allison
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 63
ISBN-13: 0876093411
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy providing an intermediate option between "don't shoot" and "shoot," the Task Force observes, nonlethal weapons (NLW) have enormous potential in the new military roles of modern combat. Wider integration of existing types of NLW into the U.S. Army and Marine Corps could have helped to reduce the damage done by widespread looting and sabotage after the cessation of major conflict in Iraq. This Independent Task Force report on Nonlethal Weapons and Capabilities finds that incorporating these and additional forms of nonlethal capabilities into the equipment, training, and doctrine of the armed services could substantially improve U.S. military effectiveness.
Author: Douglas C. Lovelace
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 51
ISBN-13: 1428912959
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Neil Davison
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 2009-06-17
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTechniques for reducing casualties, torture devices, tools for conflict resolution, or the technology of political control? Ostensibly the major impetus for the development of 'non-lethal' weapons has been to apply force without causing permanent injury or death, thereby reducing the need for lethal force. This book sheds light on a more complex story, with varied drivers, contradictory policy, premeditated and unanticipated results, and challenges to social, ethical and legal norms. With particular attention to the ongoing development of drugs, lasers, microwaves, and acoustics as incapacitating weapons, it provides an up-to-date analysis of the key technologies and weapons programmes, and highlights the major policy issues and concerns. There has been much conjecture about new and emerging 'non-lethal' weapons. This book separates what is known from the speculation about developments at this intersection of technology and weapons development.
Author: Michael R. Murphy
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Military peace keeping, humanitarian efforts, and missions other-than-war have become increasingly common. In such operations, many dangers exist to the troops, yet the use of lethal force is often not justified or acceptable. This conference in concerned with new non-lethal options for applying military force. This new requirement has been addressed by the United States Department of Defense in a policy statement for Non-Lethal Weapons (NLWs), in which such weapons are defined as 'weapon systems explicitly designed to incapacitate personnel or materiel while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury, and undesired damage to property and the environment' (DoD Policy Directive 3000.3). The development and fielding of new weapons that fit this definition will require much work using many approaches. I will focus on the biological effects of NLWs"--Introduction
Author: U. C. Jha
Publisher: Vij Books India
Published: 2021-10
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9789390917709
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNon-Lethal Weapons offer viable options for addressing challenging scenarios in modern-day conflicts including peacekeeping operations, where the objective is to accomplish the mission and protect the force when lethal force is either unnecessary or even detrimental. Today, several states are actively engaged in countering terrorism, grey zone conflicts and armed conflicts resulting in high casualty rates for both sides. It would be valuable for the political and military leaders to consider the merits of Non-Lethal Weapons which are less likely to kill or to cause serious bodily injury than a conventional weapon, i.e., guns, missiles, bombs, yet help achieve the desired goal. Non-Lethal Weapons can include chemical and biological agents, electroshock devices, acoustic devices, optical munitions, blunt or rubber projectiles, traction modifiers, nets or rapid-hardening rigid foam, microwave technologies, noxious smells, and acoustical interference technologies. The book looks at CALM (concepts, application, legal and moral) issues of use of non-lethal weapons in the current context. Besides the history, concept and design of various modern non-lethal weapons, it covers application for military and United Nations Peacekeeping operations in detail. The ongoing debate about legal and moral aspects of the use of force, in general, and non-lethal weapons, in particular, brings in a 360 perspective on the issue of non-lethal weapons before moving forward to exploring the field of neuro weapons and their implication.
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 20
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Today's changing world, the military is facing challenges and missions that require different solutions and approaches. The one size fits all philosophy, does not necessarily work in a world where it is sometimes hard to distinguish the non-belligerents from the belligerents. In this era of uncertain and confusing conflict, non-lethal weapons technology offers the military and political leaders an option between doing nothing and using deadly force. They are not the solution or panacea to all problems and crises in the twenty-first century. They are an option and enhance capabilities. Their utility is the subject of much debate because of the concerns they raise with rules of engagement, risk, legal, and ethical issues. These concerns notwithstanding, non-lethal weapons have value in today's and tomorrow's military operations. They are tools that can provide a synergistic effect when used by the operational commander in conjunction with traditional forces and weapons. They are not stand-alone technology that will supplant the lethal technologies of today, but an augmenting and enabling force.
Author: Malcolm Dando
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781857531275
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToday's industrialised powers wish to deploy military forces in peacekeeping operations without incurring or causing casualties. But Dando argues that the deployment of non-lethal weapons could raise many difficult questions and bring new forms of warfare.
