War at the speed of light : directed-energy weapons and the future of twenty-first century warfare /
"War at the Speed of Light" explores the ever-increasing and revolutionary role of directed-energy weapons in warfare, including laser, microwave, electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and cyberspace weapons. In addition, this book delineates the threat that directed-energy weapons pose to disruptin...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln :
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,
[2021]
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| Summary: | "War at the Speed of Light" explores the ever-increasing and revolutionary role of directed-energy weapons in warfare, including laser, microwave, electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and cyberspace weapons. In addition, this book delineates the threat that directed-energy weapons pose to disrupting the doctrine of MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction), which has kept the major powers of the world from engaging in nuclear war. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781640123304 164012330X |