Precision-guided Munitions and Human Suffering in War

by James E Hickey, Don Carrick, James Connelly, George Lucas, Paul Robinson

Overview

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 methods employed and of the greater concern placed on limiting human suffering during conflict.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781409483496
Publisher:	Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	10/28/2012
Series:	Military and Defence Ethics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

James E. Hickey is a Director at the College of Distance Education, US Naval War College, Newport, USA.

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; Purposeful violence: underlying causes and the continuum of human responses; Technology in war: an evolving role but with voices raised in warning; Measuring the impact: a comprehensive framework; Vietnam: viable precision emerges; Desert Storm: an image of perfect precision?; The Balkans: perfect precision attained?; Contingency strikes: expanded political-military action enabled by precision; In the final analysis: summary with contemporary reflections and conclusions; Selected bibliography; Index.