| Description |
vii, 187 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
The reference shelf ; v. 75, no. 3 |
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Reference shelf ; v. 75, no. 3.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Part 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 -- Part 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 -- Part 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 -- Part IV : Nuclear and radiological weapons -- U.N. unit warns on nuclear material / John J. Fialka ; Micro-nukes / James Gordon Prather ; Nuclear nightmares / Bill Keller -- Part 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 -- Part 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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