Technology of Killing: A Military and Political History of Anti-Personnel Weapons

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Details the development and widespread proliferation of antipersonnel weapons since WWII, arguing that there is no hope of mitigating the sufferings of war so long as the world refuses to face the moral and practical problems posed by these weapons. Topics include wound ballistics; weapons design during the Korean and Vietnam wars; cluster bombs; weapons corporations; banning antipersonnel weapons through international law; and future trends in weapons and humanitarian responses. Paper edition (unseen), $29.95. Distributed by Humanities. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Review
'For decades, the nuclear arms race diverted attention from the immense numbers of civilian casualties caused indiscriminate antipersonnel weapons. This book describes in chilling detail why these 'conventional' weapons have been aptly called 'weapons of mass destruction in slow motion'' - Patrick Leahy, US senator


Review
'For decades, the nuclear arms race diverted attention from the immense numbers of civilian casualties caused indiscriminate antipersonnel weapons. This book describes in chilling detail why these 'conventional' weapons have been aptly called 'weapons of mass destruction in slow motion'' - Patrick Leahy, US senator


Book Description
More soldiers and civilians have died in contemporary wars and their aftermath as a result of the indiscriminate use of landmines and other anti-personnel weapons than from any other type of modern armament. Some 85 million anti-personnel weapons now lie scattered around the world, yet little has been published about them outside defence circles. The unique story of their terrifying development and proliferation since World War II makes clear why an entire UN Treaty, the 1980 Conventional Weapons Convention, is now devoted to the subject - and up for review later this year.



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Details the development and widespread proliferation of antipersonnel weapons since WWII, arguing that there is no hope of mitigating the sufferings of war so long as the world refuses to face the moral and practical problems posed by these weapons. Topics include wound ballistics; weapons design during the Korean and Vietnam wars; cluster bombs; weapons corporations; banning antipersonnel weapons through international law; and future trends in weapons and humanitarian responses. Paper edition (unseen), $29.95. Distributed by Humanities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)


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