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Interview With Elmer Baron, Cherice Bock, Ralph Beebe
Interview With Elmer Baron, Cherice Bock, Ralph Beebe
War & Conscientious Objection in Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1940-1975
Elmer Baron discusses how he registered for the draft as a normal combatant, and he talks about what it was like serving at Iwo Jima as a radio and radar technician.
Will War's Nature Change In The Seventh Military Revolution?, F. G. Hoffman
Will War's Nature Change In The Seventh Military Revolution?, F. G. Hoffman
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
This article examines the potential implications of the combinations of robotics, artificial intelligence, and deep learning systems on the character and nature of war. The author employs Carl von Clausewitz’s trinity concept to discuss how autonomous weapons will impact the essential elements of war. The essay argues war’s essence, as politically directed violence fraught with friction, will remain its most enduring aspect, even if more intelligent machines are involved at every level.
Strategic Insights: Lost In Translation, M. Chris Mason
Strategic Insights: Lost In Translation, M. Chris Mason
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World War Ii Coastal Minefields In The United Kingdom, Roly Evans
World War Ii Coastal Minefields In The United Kingdom, Roly Evans
The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction
While not widely appreciated today, there were once 1,997 minefields in the United Kingdom containing between 338,500–350,000 landmines. If you were to walk today on a beach suitable for amphibious landing on either the south or east coasts of the United Kingdom, chances are that you would be walking on a former 1940s minefield. This article briefly explores the story of the United Kingdom’s coastal minefields, from their hasty installation through their costly clearance. Many of the lessons from this period remain relevant today, as countries seek to apply land release principles to reduce the risk of explosive contamination to …