The morality of weapons design and development : emerging research and opportunities /
"This book explores moral implications of weapons design and development. It covers topics such as defense, projectile weapons, nuclear weapons, the real costs of war, weapon design in peacetime, and wear theory"--
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IGI Global,
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Publisher Address: | Hershey, Pa. : |
Publication Dates: | [2018] |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-5225-3984-1 |
Summary: |
"This book explores moral implications of weapons design and development. It covers topics such as defense, projectile weapons, nuclear weapons, the real costs of war, weapon design in peacetime, and wear theory"-- |
Carrier Form: | 20 PDFs (xvi, 215 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781522539858 |
Access: | Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. |
Index Number: | U39 |
CLC: | E92-05 |
Contents: | Chapter 1. Weapons design and its justification -- Chapter 2. Weapons design and development -- Chapter 3. Purposes and means -- Chapter 4. Defence -- Chapter 5. Justification -- Chapter 6. Projectile weapons -- Chapter 7. Nuclear weapons -- Chapter 8. Proportionality, just war theory, and weapons design -- Chapter 9. The real costs of war -- Chapter 10. Weapons design in peacetime. |