Winning the War : Advanced Weapons, Strategies, and Concepts for the Post-9/11 World

by Alexander, John B., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780312306755
• ISBN10: 031230675X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-28
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

Summary

Weapons expert Colonel John Alexander details the ad-vanced systems that will be employed in the coming years and how they will change the outcome of military operations. These weapons include non-lethal armaments such as tacti-cal lasers that zap targets twenty kilometers away, a pulsed energy projectile called 'Phasers on Stun,' and the 'Area Denial System,' a wave weapon that instantly evokes pain. At the other end of the force spectrum are hyper-lethal systems like thermobaric weapons-the cave busters of Afghanistan. Via realistic scenarios, Winning the War will provide readers an insider's view on how these futuristic weapons will be used amid the complexities of modern warfare.

Author Biography

Colonel John B. Alexander's extensive military experience includes commanding Green Berets in Vietnam as well as conducting research and development in advanced weapons. He developed the concept of Non-Lethal Defense at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and his work has brought him into contact with the Director of Central Intelligence and members of Congress, White House, and National Security Council staff. As NATO became interested, he served as a US representative on three international studies. He is currently the science director for a private research organization in Las Vegas and a consultant to CINC US Special Operations and is a member of the National Research Council Committee for Assessment of Non-Lethal Weapons Science and Technology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Raid	p. xi
Prologue	p. 1
The Tools of War
"Phasers on Stun"	p. 11
You Can Run, But You Can't Hide	p. 41
The Lethal Legacy	p. 61
The Real World
The Nile	p. 89
Ports of Call	p. 99
Another World	p. 105
Himalayan Holiday	p. 115
The War we Want to Fight	p. 131
The War We Will Fight	p. 143
Plan A: Win the War on Terror
The Root of All Evil	p. 171
Power of the Press--A Strategic Weapon	p. 181
The Epitome of Precision	p. 197
Plan B: The Event Horizon
Rethinking Space Missions	p. 213
Six Sigma Solutions	p. 225
Winning World War X	p. 245
Epilogue	p. 261
The Importance of Defining the Conflict	p. 275
Notes	p. 277
Index	p. 297
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