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Precision-guided munitions and human suffering in war

This book seeks to answer the question: Do precision-guided munitions (PGMs) mitigate suffering in war, and have these weapons changed the way decisions regarding war and peace have been made? Answering this question helps us understand possible shifts in emphasis in modern warfare, both in terms of...

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Main Author: Hickey, James E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Routledge Ashgate 2012
Series:Military and defence ethics
Subjects:
Civilian war casualties
Precision guided munitions
Air warfare > Decision making
Bombing, Aerial > Moral and ethical aspects
Military ethics
just war doctrine
Precision guided munitions > United States > History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Purposeful Violence: Underlying Causes and the Continuum of Human Responses
  • 2. Technology in War: An Evolving Role But With Voices Raised in Warning
  • 3. Measuring the Impact:A Comprehensive Framework
  • 4. Vietnam: Viable Precision Emerges
  • 5. Desert Storm: An Image of Perfect Precision?
  • 6. The Balkans: Perfect Precision Attained?
  • 7. Contingency Strikes: Expanded Political-Military Action Enabled By Precision
  • 8. In The Final Analysis: Summary with Contemporary Reflections and Conclusions.

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