Product Description: When Ronald Reagan introduced the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) in 1983, he boldly challenged the long-accepted nuclear doctrine of mutual assured destruction. He argued that the development of this costly and complex missile defense system, popularly known as Star Wars, was the only viable and real alternative to the ongoing proliferation of nuclear weapons...read more

Product Description: U.S. military forces, superbly capable of countering a defined enemy in intense combat, are not properly supported for important current roles as experienced in Kosovo and Iraq. If U.S. units and allied forces are to prevent looting and sabotage, control individuals and crowds, stop uncooperative vehicles in an urban environment, and protect themselves in stabilization and reconstruction activities, they will require new tools and proper training to accomplish these objectives without harming innocent people or destroying civil infrastructure...read more

Product Description: In Megawatts and Megatons, world-renowned physicists Richard L. Garwin and Georges Charpak offer an accessible, eminently well-informed primer on two of the most important issues of our time: nuclear weapons and nuclear power. They begin by explaining clearly and concisely how nuclear fission and fusion work in both warheads and reactors, and how they can impact human health...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

The designer for the first hydrogen bomb and a Nobel Prize-winning physicist explore the benefits and risks of nuclear energy, addressing a range of topics from its principles and use in weapons to its impact on public health and the environment. Tour. technology on public health, and offer a provocative argument for the peaceful use of nuclear power and the reduction of nuclear armaments. 15,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Product Description: The US's involvement in peace-enforcement and peacemaking activities at the end of the 20th century, alongside the crisis in Kosovo, demands a closer examination of non-lethal technologies. This analysis provides that examination, answering the question of whether and how non-lethal technologies might be the necessary third option between economic sanctions and military force...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)