{"product_id":"ethics-technology-and-the-american-reuben-e-brigety-ii-9780415770644","title":"Ethics, Technology and the American Way of War: Cruise Missiles and Us Security Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new investigation into how the advent of precision-guided munitions affects the likelihood of US policy makers to use force. As such, this is an inquiry into the impact of ethics, strategy and military technology on the decision calculus of national leaders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the first Gulf War in 1991, this new study shows how US Presidents increasingly used stand-off precision guided munitions (or \"PGMs\", especially the Tomahawk cruise missile) either to influence foreign adversaries to make specific policy choices or to signal displeasure with their actions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch uses of force are attractive because they can lead to desirable policy outcomes where conventional diplomacy has failed but without the large cost of lives, economic resources, or political capital that result from large-scale military operations. In a post-9\/11 world, understanding alternative uses of force under significant policy constraints is still of supreme importance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reuben E. Brigety II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415770645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415770644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.44w x 0.62d","brand":"Reuben E. Brigety II","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064955777279,"sku":"9780415770644","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0bcdb159-545b-477e-94e9-9c46e010b3dc.jpg?v=1768672166","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ethics-technology-and-the-american-reuben-e-brigety-ii-9780415770644","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}