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Is Remote Warfare Moral? by Joseph O. Chapa
America is at an important turning point. Remote warfare is not just a mainstay of post-9/11 wars, it is a harbinger of what lies ahead--a future of high-tech, artificial intelligence-enabled, and autonomous weapons systems that raise a host of new ethical questions. Most fundamentally, is remote warfare moral? And if so, why?
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781541774452
Publication Date: 2022
Stealth: The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraft by Peter Westwick
Combining nail-biting narrative, incisive explanation of the science and technology involved, and indelible portraits of unforgettable characters, Stealth immerses readers in the story of an innovation with revolutionary implications for modern warfare.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780190677442
Publication Date: 2020
Sudden Justice: America’s Secret Drone Wars by Chris Woods
In Sudden Justice, award-winning investigative journalist Chris Woods explores the secretive history of the United States' use of armed drones and their key role not only on today's battlefields, but also in a covert targeted killing project that has led to the deaths of thousands. The CIA nurtured and developed drones before the War on Terror ever began, seeking a platform from which it could monitor its targets and act lethally and instantly on the intelligence it gathered. Since then, remotely piloted aircraft have played a critical role in America's global counter-terrorism operations and have been deployed to devastating effect in conventional wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780190202590
Publication Date: 2015
Toxic: A History of Nerve Agents, From Nazi Germany to Putin’s Russia by Dan Kaszeta
From their Nazi invention to the 2018 Novichok attack in Britain, Dan Kaszeta uncovers nerve agents' gradual spread across the world, despite international arms control efforts. They've been deployed in the Iran-Iraq War, by terrorists in Japan, in the Syrian Civil War, and by assassins in Malaysia and Salisbury - always with bitter consequences.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780197578094
Publication Date: 2021
Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century by P. W. Singer
Singer explores the greatest revolution in military affairs since the atom bomb- the dawn of robotic warfare Blending historical evidence with interviews of an amazing cast of characters, Singer shows how technology is changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and the ethics that surround war itself.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780143116844
Publication Date: 2009
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War at the Speed of Light: Directed-Energy Weapons and the Future of Twenty-First-Century Warfare by
War at the Speed of Light describes the revolutionary and ever-increasing role of directed-energy weapons (such as laser, microwave, electromagnetic pulse, and cyberspace weapons) in warfare. Louis A. Del Monte delineates the threat that such weapons pose to disrupting the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction, which has kept the major powers of the world from engaging in nuclear warfare.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781640123304Publication Date: 2021
