Men, machines, and war

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5073465

Haycock, R; Neilson, K

Using examples from the last two centuries, this collection of essays discusses the close links between technology and war. In the opening essay, historian William H. McNeill demonstrates the extent to which military technology has often led to differentiations among people, both within and between societies. The other studies examine various aspects of weapons technology, drawing on the histories of the armed forces of Britian, Prussia, and Australia, among others. The concluding chapter by Dr. G. R. Lindsey, the Chief of the Operational Research and Analysis Establishment at the Department of National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, makes the case that, with nuclear weapons added to the scene, the impact of technology on international security has never been as great as at present, and that the competition of nations seeking the technological edge in weaponry threatens to destabilize the precarious balance that has existed since 1945.

• OSTI ID: 5073465
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290600* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Nuclear Energy
ABSTRACTS
DOCUMENT TYPES
GLOBAL ASPECTS
LEADING ABSTRACT
MILITARY STRATEGY
NATIONAL SECURITY
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
SECURITY
SOCIAL IMPACT
TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS
WEAPONS