Postcolonial perspectives on weapons control

Arms Control of Robotic Weapons

Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MTS.2009.931862 W ith the development of the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, robotic weapons came of age. The operations of this Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern Africa in the last few years have given us a glimpse of the future of high-tech war [6], [14], [24]. It is a future in which thousands of miles separate those f...

Hazards of chemical weapons release during war: new perspectives.

The two major threat classes of chemical weapons are mustard gas and the nerve agents, and this has not changed in over 50 years. Both types are commonly called gases, but they are actually liquids that are not remarkably volatile. These agents were designed specifically to harm people by any route of exposure and to be effective at low doses. Mustard gas was used in World War I, and the nerve ...

Control of Small Weapons: Applications in Developing

For improving the control of small arms, technology provides many possibilities. Present and future technical means are described in several areas. With the help of sensors deployed on the ground or on board aircraft, larger areas can be monitored. Using tags, seals, and locks, important objects and installations can be safeguarded better. With modern data processing and communication systems, ...

Perspectives on Nuclear Weapons and Community Health A Newsletter of the Community-Based Hazard Management Program

Geographic Information Systems for Community Environmental Health Applications ............................................... 1 Literature Review on GIS: Benefits and Barriers to Community Empowerment ............................................... 5 Nuclear Risk Management for Native Communities Project (NRMNC): GIS and Community-Based Hazard Management...........................................

Globalization and Postcolonial States