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• Proceedings.
• Includes bibliographies and bibliographical references.
• Summaries in English or Italian.
• Texts in English, French or Italian.
• Includes bibliographical references.

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• Siege warfare — History — Congresses.
• Sieges — History — Congresses.
• Military art and science — History — Congresses.
• Conference proceedings. fast (OCoLC)fst01423772
• History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628

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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Introduction: A strange new landscape — Ace in the hole — Selling deterrence — The mapmakers — Cold War on the range — Nuclear heartland — The radical plains — Dismantling the Cold War — Conclusion: Missiles and memory.

Subjects:

• Minuteman (Missile)
• Intercontinental ballistic missile bases — United States — History.
• Cold War — Social aspects — West (U.S.)
• West (U.S.) — History, Military.
• Great Plains — History, Military.

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• Editor: Shannon Bauer. –T.p. verso.
• Format not distributed to depository libraries.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-259) and index.
• Reinventing the St. Paul district — Civil works program I: the upper Mississippi — Civil works program II: flood control projects — Regulatory mission — Cultural resources and history — Recreation — Emergency operations and recovery — External relationships.
• The following history updates the book Creativity, conflict & controversy: a history of the St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, published in 1979. This book describes how the St. Paul District responded to enormous changes in the Corps’ missions and organization in the last quarter of the twentieth century. — Intro., p.5.

Subjects:

• United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. St. Paul District — History.
• United States — Politics and government.
• Flood control — Mississippi River.

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Part of the series Contemporary world issues;Contemporary world issues.
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• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Background and history : Defining robots and drones Early descriptions and imagined machines Automata Power systems and precedents Industrial robotics World War II Cold War robotics Robots in popular culture Academic centers Fielding military robots — Problems and controversies : Artificial intelligence Robots and drones in asymmetrical wars Mass production and specialty design Gold plating and requirements creep Special vulnerabilities of robotic systems Autonomous robots and lethal force Robots and the laws of war Integration of the human-machine team — Worldwide Perspective : Europe: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Other European countries Asia: China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Japan, South Korea, Other Asian countries South Pacific region Middle East: Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Iran, UAE North America South America Africa — Conclusion — Chronology — Biographical sketches : Asimov, Isaac (1920-1992) Brooks, Rodney (1954-) Bush, George W (1946-) Cebrowski, Arthur (1942-2005) Gates, Robert M (1943-) Greiner, Helen (1967-) Kurzweil, Raymond (1948-) McCarthy, John (1927-) Minsky, Marvin (1927-) Moravec, Hans (1948-) Obama, Barack (1961-) Panetta, Leon (1938-) Reddy, Raj (1937-) Simon, Herbert A (1916-2001) Turning, Alan (1912-1954) Vaucanson, Jacques de (1709-1782) Warwick, Kevin (1954-) Whittaker, William Red (1948-) Wilson, Daniel (1978-) — Data and documents : BigDog Dragon Eye Dragon Runner Fire Fly / Lightning Bug Fire scout Gladiator Global Hawk MARCbot MULE PackBot Pioneer Predator Raven Reaper ScanEagle Shadow TALON Warrior Documents: Missile technology control regime, National Defense Authorization, fiscal year 2001, International Code of Conduct against ballistic missile proliferation, 2002, Department of Defense Reports to Congress on Development and Utilization of robotics and unmanned ground vehicles, October 2006, U.S. Department of State legal advisor Harold Koh, speech to
• For centuries, warring nations have sought to lower the risk to highly vulnerable humans on the battlefield, typically by providing protective armor, making soldiers’ positions more difficult to detect, or by striking from locations safe from retaliation. Autonomous weaponry has now reached the point where robotic systems can perform some key tasks that previously required direct human involvement. Military Robots and Drones: A Reference Handbook introduces the lay person to a highly specialized topic, providing the foundation necessary for further study in this field. Appropriate for high school and college-level students, as well as general readers with an interest in the topic, the author explains the many military applications of robotics as well as current limitations and disadvantages. The book also provides a general history of robotic warfare examines key individuals, agencies, documents, and models discusses controversies within the field of robotic and drone warfare, such as ethical considerations and explains how increased reliance on robotics has affected the structure and strategy of the military.

Subjects:

• Robotics — Military applications.
• Military robots.
• Drone aircraft.
• Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles.
• Drone aircraft. fast (OCoLC)fst00898349
• Military robots. fast (OCoLC)fst01745384
• Robotics — Military applications. fast (OCoLC)fst01099011
• Uninhabited combat aerial vehicles. fast (OCoLC)fst01161384

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