Weapons and equipment

This book, first published in 1978, analyses the development, uses and effects of conventional anti-personnel weapons such as rifles and machine guns, grenades, bombs, shells and mines.

This book, first published in 1983, analyses the technical and political developments in the two decades after the 1972 Soviet-American ABM treaty.

This book, first published in 1978, analyses the development, uses and effects of conventional anti-personnel weapons such as rifles and machine guns, grenades, bombs, shells and mines.

This book, first published in 1983, analyses the technical and political developments in the two decades after the 1972 Soviet-American ABM treaty.

The Second World War was a dominant experience in Australian history.

The Second World War was a dominant experience in Australian history.

Drawing on their daily involvement with defense issues and their interactions with the military and political elements of the national security community, civilian and military defense analysts in the U.

Complex issues of national security and defense modernization continue to be a major preoccupation of the PRC leadership.

The enormous potential for destruction that lies latent in nuclear technology inevitably gives rise to the possibility of nuclear terrorism-the use of nuclear explosives or radioactivity by insurgent groups.

Focusing on the most urgent issues of arms control, this collection of essays discusses the East-West military balance, the nature of U.

The national security issues surrounding U.

This monograph provides the highlights of an international conference held by the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies on March 21-24, 1987, at Neve Ilan, Israel.

This volume is based on a series of papers delivered at the conference by specialists from the United States and both Eastern and Western Europe.

This book examines the processes of nuclear policymaking in NATO and the interaction of alliance strategy with the docrines underlying it.

The European Security Study (ESECS) published its Report on "e;Strengthening Conventional Deterrence in Europe"e; in May 1983.

The concept and utility of strategic defense should be evaluated in an embracing cultural context defined by the values, attitudes, and worldview of society-its ethos.

This research guide is intended primarily for two groups of specialists.

Based on formal content analysis of the writings of Admiral Sergei G.

Many people have been instrumental in helping see this book through to completion.

In mid-March 1992, a group of forty scholars, journalists, strategists, and government officials met in Kathmandu, Nepal, to assess the post-Cold War world.

FOR THE SECOND YEAR THE ROYAL UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE FOR DEFENCE STUDIES HAS EDITED THE RUSI AND BRASSEY'S DEFENCEYEARBOOK.

This study analyzes the key functions of arms planning and procurement in the ongoing Israeli defence effort.

A fundamental transformation is underway in the structure of the international political system, with changes in both the definition and the distribution of power in world politics.

From a local ballot initiative in Massachusetts, the nuclear weapons freeze movement has grown during the last three years into an important national issue.

Since the end of World War II, the United States has faced moral and strategic issues in its management of force that are unique in the history of international politics.

This annual reference provides a statistical study of military trends in the Middle East and a collection of essays analyzing the details and strategic significance of events in the region.

This annual reference provides a statistical study of military trends in the Middle East and a collection of essays analyzing the details and strategic significance of events in the region.

This annual reference provides a statistical study of military trends in the Middle East and a collection of essays analyzing the details and strategic significance of events in the region.

This annual reference provides a statistical study of military trends in the Middle East and a collection of essays analyzing the details and strategic significance of events in the region.

The sixth edition of this annual furnishes statistics on the population, resources, infrastructure, armed forces and military capacity of individual Middle East states.

International experts examine transactions, capabilities, structures and norms influencing the complex network of trade in missile technologies.

The editors would like to express their thanks to a number of colleagues whose insights and comments contributed to the development of the book.

A fully illustrated account of the World War 2 combat career of the Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bomber, one of the Royal Navy's most resilient and effective aircraft of the period.

Is the appearance of new nuclear weapon states inevitable?

The debate on no-first-use of nuclear weapons has been conducted on a number of fronts.

Originally published in 1987, The Logic of Nuclear Terror presented a much-needed critical review of the premises, concepts, and policy prescriptions of deterrence theories and doctrines at the time.

Is the appearance of new nuclear weapon states inevitable?

The debate on no-first-use of nuclear weapons has been conducted on a number of fronts.

Europe has everything to lose from nuclear war, and nothing to gain from it.

In the 1980s the world spent an enormous amount on preparations for war.

Only two years after Sputnik, weapons were created for attacking spacecraft.

The nuclear arms race had dominated international politics for the two decades prior to publication.

'I pray that words spoken at this conference may carry beyond walls and reach thousands of ears hitherto deaf to warnings of the final catastrophe.

For the third year running, this book, originally published in 1984, provided those actively concerned with the dangers of war at the time, with well-researched and up-to-date information on military developments of every kind.

Europe has everything to lose from nuclear war, and nothing to gain from it.

In the 1980s the world spent an enormous amount on preparations for war.

Only two years after Sputnik, weapons were created for attacking spacecraft.

The nuclear arms race had dominated international politics for the two decades prior to publication.

'I pray that words spoken at this conference may carry beyond walls and reach thousands of ears hitherto deaf to warnings of the final catastrophe.

For the third year running, this book, originally published in 1984, provided those actively concerned with the dangers of war at the time, with well-researched and up-to-date information on military developments of every kind.