Non-Lethal Weapons and Force-Casualty Aversion in 21st Century Warfare

摘要: Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) such as humanitarian intervention in peacekeeping operations have been the main arguments for development and deployment of non-lethal weapons. Such weapons which are spin-offs current Revolution Affairs (RMA) seek to reduce human casualties warfare by reducing deaths neutralising bloodshed. This constitutes a great leap-backward from destructive arsenals previous centuries. Previous studies examined motivation use being influenced deterrent capability, civil policing, riot control, stability peace support operations. The avert has left relative neglect. paper argues that most significant military utility 21 st century lies Force-Casualty Aversion (FCA). Normal 0 false EN-CA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-CA;}