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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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Strategic Defense Initiative, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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Terrorism, Since 1945, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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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

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

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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Ussr: Nuclear Weapons, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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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

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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Strategic Arms Limitation Talks I, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Ii, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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Mutual And Balanced Force Reductions, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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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

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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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.

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

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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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

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: 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 …

Battlefield Visualization Seminar, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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Failed-State Operational Environment Concepts, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

To help the Army redefine operations in failed states, I propose a new politico-military model. This operational environment model would be composed of a four-cell matrix that would include "war and crime," "war," "crime" and "peace." Three of the cells - war, crime and peace - would pertain to traditional Clausewitzian issues; the fourth - war and crime - would pertain to an emergent neo-Clausewitzian one. To extrapolate the model, we begin with the condition of war. This environment is one of "military issues" that occur between nation-states. It defines the rationale behind US Army operations, as stated in the …

Epochal Change: War Over Social And Political Organization, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

The United States has been less affected by this process than most other Western nation-states; we seem to prosper despite such challenges. However, the breakdown of the family, increased drug use among our children, the growing specter of gang violence, and other forms of social terrorism suggest that our own institutions are not immune to a degree of chaos. Ralph Peters, in an earlier Parameters article, stated succinctly that we are witnessing "a struggle to redefine human meaning."[3] Regardless of the state of the revolution to which he referred, the struggle he describes is far from ended. If the examples …

Street Gangs—Future Paramilitary Groups?, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

The New York and Oklahoma City bombings have shown that the United States is no longer immune to politically motivated terrorist attacks. The latter proved that no part of the country was invulnerable; even worse, the perpetrators may be our own disenfranchised citizens.

Is it possible that street gangs' engaging in such activity looms on the horizon? Although it is unlikely that they would act on a political agenda, the emerging patters are all too familiar. The expanding presence of street gangs in the United States can be linked both to military trends in the non-Western world and to future …

Letter To The Editor: Focus On Technology, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

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Generations, Waves, And Epochs: Modes Of Warfare And The Rpma, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Tofflerian concepts, which have gained so much credence with the Army, are now beginning to openly influence Air Force dialogue on information-based future wars.