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Fifty weapons that changed the course of history
Looks at fifty weapons that have helped shape the last 3,500 years, from the very first hand-ax to the AK-47 and beyond.
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Downwind
Downwindis an unflinching tale of the atomic West that reveals the intentional disregard for human and animal life through nuclear testing by the federal government and uranium extraction by mining corporations during and after the Cold War.
Sarah Alisabeth Fox highlights the personal cost of nuclear testing and uranium extraction in the American West through extensive interviews with \"downwinders,\" the Native American and non-Native residents of the Great Basin region affected by nuclear environmental contamination and nuclear-testing fallout. These downwinders tell tales of communities ravaged by cancer epidemics, farmers and ranchers economically ruined by massive crop and animal deaths, and Native miners working in dangerous conditions without proper safety equipment so that the government could surreptitiously study the effects of radiation on humans.
In chilling detailDownwindbrings to light the stories and concerns of these groups whose voices have been silenced and marginalized for decades in the name of \"patriotism\" and \"national security.\"
With the renewed boom in mining in the American West, Fox's look at this hidden history, unearthed from years of field interviews, archival research, and epidemiological studies, is a must-read for every American concerned about the fate of our western lands and communities.
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Death by Moderation
This book addresses an important but little-noticed phenomenon in the revolutionary world of military technology. Across a wide range of otherwise-unrelated weapons programs, the Pentagon is now pursuing arms that are deliberately crafted to be less powerful, less deadly, and less destructive than the systems they are designed to supplement or replace. This direction is historically anomalous; military forces generally pursue ever-bigger bangs, but the modern conditions of counter-insurgency warfare and military operations 'other than war' (such as peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance) demand a military capable of modulated force. By providing a capacity to intervene deftly yet effectively, the new generations of 'useable' weaponry should enable the U.S. military to accomplish its demanding missions in a manner consistent with legal obligations, public relations realities, and political constraints. Five case studies are provided, regarding precision-guided 'smart bombs', low-yield nuclear weapons, self-neutralizing anti-personnel land mines, directed-energy anti-satellite weapons, and non-lethal weapons.
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Unclear Physics
Many authoritarian leaders want nuclear weapons, but few manage
to acquire them. Autocrats seeking nuclear weapons fail in
different ways and to varying degrees-Iraq almost managed it; Libya
did not come close. In Unclear Physics , Målfrid
Braut-Hegghammer compares the two failed nuclear weapons programs,
showing that state capacity played a crucial role in the trajectory
and outcomes of both projects. Braut-Hegghammer draws on a rich set
of new primary sources, collected during years of research in
archives, fieldwork across the Middle East, and interviews with
scientists and decision makers from both states. She gained access
to documents and individuals that no other researcher has been able
to consult. Her book tells the story of the Iraqi and Libyan
programs from their origins in the late 1950s and 1960s until their
dismantling.
This book reveals contemporary perspectives from scientists and
regime officials on the opportunities and challenges facing each
project. Many of the findings challenge the conventional wisdom
about clandestine weapons programs in closed authoritarian states
and their prospects of success or failure. Braut-Hegghammer
suggests that scholars and analysts ought to pay closer attention
to how state capacity affects nuclear weapons programs in other
authoritarian regimes, both in terms of questioning the actual
control these leaders have over their nuclear weapons programs and
the capability of their scientists to solve complex technical
challenges.
Many authoritarian leaders want nuclear weapons, but few manage
to acquire them. Autocrats seeking nuclear weapons fail in
different ways and to varying degrees-Iraq almost managed it; Libya
did not come close. In Unclear Physics , Malfrid
Braut-Hegghammer compares the two failed nuclear weapons programs,
showing that state capacity played a crucial role in the trajectory
and outcomes of both projects. Braut-Hegghammer draws on a rich set
of new primary sources, collected during years of research in
archives, fieldwork across the Middle East, and interviews with
scientists and decision makers from both states. She gained access
to documents and individuals that no other researcher has been able
to consult. Her book tells the story of the Iraqi and Libyan
programs from their origins in the late 1950s and 1960s until their
dismantling.This book reveals contemporary perspectives from
scientists and regime officials on the opportunities and challenges
facing each project. Many of the findings challenge the
conventional wisdom about clandestine weapons programs in closed
authoritarian states and their prospects of success or failure.
Braut-Hegghammer suggests that scholars and analysts ought to pay
closer attention to how state capacity affects nuclear weapons
programs in other authoritarian regimes, both in terms of
questioning the actual control these leaders have over their
nuclear weapons programs and the capability of their scientists to
solve complex technical challenges.
eBook
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear weapons have played an important role in times of war and peace since they were first used in 1945. The use of these weapons has been a topic of strong debate for over 70 years. Readers explore both sides of the debate surrounding these weapons. They also learn the origin of nuclear weapons and the science and technology behind this game-changing development in modern warfare.
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Torpedo : inventing the military-industrial complex in the United States and Great Britain
In a bold reappraisal, Katherine Epstein uncovers the origins of the \"military-industrial complex\" not in the Cold War but in the decades before WWI, as the United States and Great Britain struggled to perfect a crucial new weapon: the self-propelled torpedo. Torpedo R&D sparked intellectual property battles that reshaped national security law.
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Blinken addresses U.S. policy change on Ukraine weapons use
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on May 31 in Prague the U.S. would allow Ukraine to hit targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied weapons.
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