Non-lethal weapons and the long tail of warfare
2009; Routledge; Volume: 20; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/09592310802573566
ISSN1743-9558
AutoresRobert McNab, Richard L. Scott,
Tópico(s)European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies
ResumoAbstract This paper examines whether non-lethal weapons (NLWs) enhance the capability of the US armed forces to conduct irregular warfare (IW) operations. With expectations that the operational environment will only continue to become more complex in the future, NLWs may reduce the level of violence received, as well as dispensed, by US forces while performing tasks in the IW spectrum. We argue that NLWs increase the ability of US forces to address the long tail of warfare and their deployment should be increased in the near term. Keywords: Non-lethalirregular warfarelong-tail warfare Acknowledgements Kathleen Bailey provided invaluable assistance during the editing of the paper. The views of this paper represent those of the authors. The usual disclaimers apply. Notes 1. Lorenz Lorenz, Colonel F.M. September 1995. Less lethal force in Operation United Shield. Marine Corps Gazette, 79(9): 69–76. [Google Scholar], 'Less lethal force in Operation United Shield', 70. 2. 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