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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is an encyclopedia article.


Strategic Defense Initiative, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Strategic Defense Initiative, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is an encyclopedia article.


Terrorism, Since 1945, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Terrorism, Since 1945, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Bushido, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Bushido, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Bushido was originally a code of conduct for the samurai, the warrior class of feudal Japan. The term literally means "the way [do] of the warrior [bushi]." Basic principles of Bushido developed during and in the centuries of warfare before the Kamakura Shogunate (1192-1333). The term came into normal usage during the stable Tokugawa Shogunate (1603-1867), when the samurai were subordinated tot he will of the state and the literary classic Hagakure (1716) was written.


Small Arms, Japanese, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Small Arms, Japanese, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Japanese army and naval-infantry forces relied on a standard assortment of small arms in World War II. These arms can be grouped into rifles and carbines, pistols, light machine guns, and submachine guns. Heavy machine guns, while not normally considered small arms, will also be covered under this topical heading, Japanese small arms ammunition could be identified, in many instances, by the following colored bands: pink (ball), black (armor-piercing), and green (tracer).


Partial Test Ban Treaty, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Partial Test Ban Treaty, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is an encyclopedia article.


Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is an encyclopedia article.


Ussr: Nuclear Weapons, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Ussr: Nuclear Weapons, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is an encyclopedia article.


Grenades And Land Mines, Japanese, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Grenades And Land Mines, Japanese, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Two forms of infantry weapons–grenades and land mines–complemented the small arms used by Japanese army and naval landing forces in World War II. These forces employed numerous types of hand grenades, which generally ranged in weight to 10 to 20 ounces.


Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is an encyclopedia article.


Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is an encyclopedia article.


Strategic Arms Limitation Talks I, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks I, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is an encyclopedia article.


Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Ii, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Ii, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is an encyclopedia article.


Mutual And Balanced Force Reductions, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2001

Mutual And Balanced Force Reductions, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is an encyclopedia article.


Book Review: New Rules For The New Economy, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2000

Book Review: New Rules For The New Economy, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Non-Lethal Weapons Conference, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2000

Non-Lethal Weapons Conference, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Several worldwide conferences are or have been considering the future of non-lethal weapons (NLW). NLW proliferation and practicality continue to offer intriguing possibilities for bloodless warfare.


Book Review: Quantum Jump: A Survival Guide For The New Renaissance, Robert J. Bunker Jan 2000

Book Review: Quantum Jump: A Survival Guide For The New Renaissance, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Review: Strategy And The Revolution In Military Affairs: From Theory To Policy, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1999

Review: Strategy And The Revolution In Military Affairs: From Theory To Policy, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Higher Dimensional Warfighting, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1999

Higher Dimensional Warfighting, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This article will build upon earlier battlespace research by discussing higher dimensional warfighting and its potential impact upon future operations. Further, it will cover linear and nonlinear projections of the future battlefield, highlight recent research concerning five-dimensional {cyber} battlespace, analyze concepts and technologies underlying bond-relationship targeting and cybershielding and explore warfighting implications of redefined battlespace.


Extensions Of Power Transition: Applications To Political Economy, Jacek J. Kugler Jan 1999

Extensions Of Power Transition: Applications To Political Economy, Jacek J. Kugler

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is a paper about theory in political economy terms and political economy in theoretical terms. It unifies power transition theory and applies it to the central questions that now confront political economists. Will trade wars emerge as the security challenge declines? What are the economic effects of integration, trade and growth? How will economic patterns influence international power relationships? This paper offers a preliminary bridge whereon practitioners and theorist may meet to assess the challenges that lie at the intersection between politics and economics. The economic collapse and political dissolution of the Soviet Union left policymakers and scholars searching …


The Future Of War, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1999

The Future Of War, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Defending Against The Non-State (Criminal) Soldier: Toward A Domestic Response Network, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1998

Defending Against The Non-State (Criminal) Soldier: Toward A Domestic Response Network, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Increasingly, national security scholars recognize that the world in which we were born is passing away and, with it, many of the premises, conventions and structures of modern civilization. Research suggests that the transition into the post-modern era will usher in scientific, economic, social, political and military changes of a magnitude never before experience in American history. Equivalent in scale to the European Renaissance and the Dark Ages, this revolution in political and military affairs, offers both great potentials and dangers for the American public. One of the more fundamental challenges we ill face concerns the protection of citizens. Traditional …


Information Operations And The Conduct Of Land Warfare, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1998

Information Operations And The Conduct Of Land Warfare, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This paper focuses on the implications of information operations (IO) on the U.S. Army's conduct of land warfare over the next decade. This transitional period from the experimental Force XXI to the digitized Army XXI offers many promises, potentials and even pitfalls for the world's predominant land power force. BG James M. Dubik, USA, has recognized this in his earlier Institute of Land Warfare paper Creating Combat Power for the 21st Century.


Five-Dimensional (Cyber) Warfighting: Can The Army After Next Be Defeated Through Complex Concepts And Technologies?, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1998

Five-Dimensional (Cyber) Warfighting: Can The Army After Next Be Defeated Through Complex Concepts And Technologies?, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


The New Gunpowder Revolution, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1998

The New Gunpowder Revolution, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

In Western history, cyclical patterns of weapons development are readily evident if one is willing to take the time to look. As we begin a great new cycle based upon non-lethal weapons, the prior cycle based upon firearms is worth highlighting because of the many valuable insights and lessons its provides.


Terrorist Laser Employment Against Civil Aviation: Issues, Concerns, And Potential Incidents, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1998

Terrorist Laser Employment Against Civil Aviation: Issues, Concerns, And Potential Incidents, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This article explores civil aviation vulnerability to terrorist laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) employment by focusing on the laser as a weapon against aircraft, laser classes and accessibility, past patterns of laser illumination and lasing of aircraft, recent lasing of aircraft in the Los Angeles area, and future possibilities. Most importantly, this article provides transit policing professionals with an "early warning" concerning a new threat to civil aviation which may have now developed.


Nonlethal Weapons: A British Review, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1998

Nonlethal Weapons: A British Review, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Hundreds of documents and articles have been published about nonlethal weapons (NLW) since the 1960s. However, few books had been published on the subject. As NLW significance becomes more recognized for the operational advantages they provide in the Western urban and "failed-state" settings, more books are appearing. Malcolm Dando's book A New Form of Warfare: The Rise of Nonlethal Weapons and Nick Lewer and Steven Schofield's book Nonlethal Weapons: A Fatal Attraction? Military Strategies and Technologies for 21st-Century Conflict are two of the first books to appear. All three authors are academics with ties to the fields of peace studies …


Nonlethal Weapons: Terms And References, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1997

Nonlethal Weapons: Terms And References, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

The purpose of this paper is to promote an understanding of and research into a new category of weapons, designated nonlethal by military services, and less than lethal or less lethal by law enforcement agencies. The intent is to create an initial term and reference listing to help support joint force and dual use initiatives focused on identifying the potential drawbacks of integrating nonlethal weapons into our military services and law enforcement agencies. The paper is split into two sections: a list of terms that describes nonlethal weapons along with the concepts both surrounding and inhibiting their use, and a …


Counter-Optical Lasers And Opfor, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1997

Counter-Optical Lasers And Opfor, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Battlefield Visualization Seminar, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1997

Battlefield Visualization Seminar, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided.