Energy As A Weapon

Author : Bahman Zohuri
Publisher : Springer
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319312897

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Directed Energy Weapons by Bahman Zohuri Pdf

This book delves deeply into the real-world technologies behind the ‘directed energy weapons’ that many believe exist only within the confines of science fiction. On the contrary, directed energy weapons such as high energy lasers are very real, and this book provides a crash course in all the physical and mathematical concepts that make these weapons a reality. Written to serve both scientists researching the physical phenomena of laser effects, as well as engineers focusing on practical applications, the author provides worked examples demonstrating issues such as how to solve for heat diffusion equation for different boundary and initial conditions. Several sections are devoted to reviewing and dealing with solutions of diffusion equations utilizing the aid of the integral transform techniques. Ultimately this book examines the state-of-the-art in currently available high energy laser technologies, and suggests future directions for accelerating practical applications in the field.“br>/div

Author : Louis A. Del Monte
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781640124356

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War at the Speed of Light by Louis A. Del Monte Pdf

War at the Speed of Light describes the revolutionary and ever-increasing role of directed-energy weapons (such as laser, microwave, electromagnetic pulse, and cyberspace weapons) in warfare. Louis A. Del Monte delineates the threat that such weapons pose to disrupting the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction, which has kept the major powers of the world from engaging in nuclear warfare. Potential U.S. adversaries, such as China and Russia, are developing hypersonic missiles and using swarming tactics as a means to defeat the U.S. military. In response, the U.S. Department of Defense established the 2018 National Security Strategy, emphasizing directed-energy weapons, which project devastation at the speed of light and are capable of destroying hypersonic missiles and enemy drones and missile swarms. Del Monte analyzes how modern warfare is changing in three fundamental ways: the pace of war is quickening, the rate at which weapons project devastation is reaching the speed of light, and cyberspace is now officially a battlefield. In this acceleration of combat called "hyperwar," Del Monte shows how disturbingly close the world is to losing any deterrence to nuclear warfare.

Author : Philip Nielsen
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1478268573

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Effects of Directed Energy Weapons by Philip Nielsen Pdf

This book is on the effects of directed energy weapons. That is, how they propagate to and interact with targets. Propagation and target interaction are the key elements in an analysis of a weapon's utility to accomplish a given mission. For example, the effectiveness of a nuclear missile is determined by the yield of its warhead and the accuracy of its guidance, and the effectiveness of a rifle is determined by the type of round fired, the range to the target, and the skill of the soldier who fires it. Directed energy weapons are no different. But while there are books and manuals that deal with the issues affecting the utility of nuclear missiles and rifles, there is no comparable source of information for directed energy weapons. I have tried to fill that void with this book.

Author : Trevor Langevin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 1257097342

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Conductive Electronic Weapons and Their Faults by Trevor Langevin Pdf

Conductive Electronic Weapons and their faults is a book based on a Human Factors research project on the problems of using stun guns on commercial aircraft. The Robert Dziekanski incident happened at the Vancouver International Airport, and those findings were integrated into the research project. The author submitted all the results to the Braidwood Inquiry. The testimonies and other information revealed during the inquiry required multiple updates for unanswered questions and accusations to be addressed. The Braidwood Inquiry is not the only legal entity to find that the stun gun can cause death, it is the first where Taser International has not been able to change the final decision with legal action. The book centers around the authors submitted information to the inquiry, and has reached a new detailed hypothesis on how stun guns can cause death within seconds to days after a discharge. It also explains how the guns basic design can become faulty and output repeated arc phase levels of power.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:318682226

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Effects of Directed Energy Weapons by Anonim Pdf

This book deals with the effects of directed energy weapons, treating such diverse types of weaponry as lasers, particle beams, microwaves, and even bullets. In order to understand these weapons and their effects, it is necessary first to develop a common framework for their analysis. It is a thesis of this book that all weapons may be understood as devices which deposit energy in targets, and that the energy which must be deposited to achieve a given level of damage is relatively insensitive to the type of weapon employed. Nuclear weapons may be characterized in terms of megatons, bullets in terms of muzzle velocity, and particle beams in terms of amperes of current, but when this jargon is reduced to common units for energy absorbed by a target, similar levels of damage are achieved at similar levels of energy deposited. Of course, energy cannot be deposited in a target unless it's first delivered there. Therefore, an important element in understanding weapons is a knowledge of how they deliver (or propagate) their energy. Some loss of energy is invariably associated with this propagation, whether it's the atmospheric drag on a bullet or the absorption of microwaves by raindrops. A weapon must therefore produce more energy than needed to damage a target, since some of its energy will be lost in propagation. As a result, weapon design depends upon two factors. First, the anticipated target, which determines the energy required for damage. And second, the anticipated scenario (range, engagement time, etc.) which determines how much energy must be produced to insure that an adequate amount is delivered in the time available. This chapter is devoted to developing this theme, introducing concepts and tools which will be used throughout the remainder of the book.

Author : The Expert Panel on the Medical and Physiological Impacts of Conducted Energy Weapons
Publisher : Council of Canadian Academies
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781926558646

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The Health Effects of Conducted Energy Weapons by The Expert Panel on the Medical and Physiological Impacts of Conducted Energy Weapons Pdf

The use of conducted energy weapons (CEWs) by law enforcement agencies around the world has grown rapidly in recent years. CEWs are devices that use electrical energy to induce pain or to immobilize or incapacitate a person. The health effects of CEWs are one of several factors that police and correctional agencies, policy-makers, and front-line personnel must take into account when deciding whether such devices should be used in the field. To better understand the health-related effects of CEWs, Defence Research and Development Canada requested an independent, evidence-based assessment of the state of scientific knowledge regarding the medical and physiological impacts of conducted energy weapons. The Council of Canadian Academies worked collaboratively with the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences on this science-based assessment.

Author : John P. Geis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Directed-energy weapons
ISBN : WISC:89079547659

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Directed Energy Weapons on the Battlefield by John P. Geis Pdf

Several nations are engaging in development and production of directed energy weapons. Recent scientific advances now enable the production of lethal lasers and high-powered microwaves. The current growth and development in this emerging area strongly suggests that directed energy weapons of lethal power will reach the battlefield before 2010. Since proliferation of lower power laser weapons has already happened, it is likely that proliferation of high power or high energy weapons will occur as well. This paper expands on this development and posits potential impacts on a plausible future battlefield, developed in part from the Alternate Futures of AF 2025, where all comers deploy lethal directed energy technologies. From these impacts, which span doctrine, organization, force structure, and systems design, this paper recommends changes to better posture the United States for this potential future.

Author : Philip E. Nielsen,Directed Energy Professional Society,National Defense University Press
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Directed-energy weapons
ISBN : 0979368723

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Effects of Directed Energy Weapons by Philip E. Nielsen,Directed Energy Professional Society,National Defense University Press Pdf

An encyclopedic treatment of how Directed Energy Weapons work, how the energy of these weapons is propagated to the target, and how the weapon/beam-target interaction creates effects (damage) in the target. This is a technical exposition, written at the undergraduate physics and engineering level that could serve either as a text book or as a reference text for technical practitioners. The text addresses Kinetic Energy Weapons in addition to Lasers, Microwaves and Particle Beams.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Energy and Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050447676

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Energy as a Weapon by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Energy and Resources Pdf

Author : Glen P. Perram,Salvatore J. Cusumano,Robert L. Hengehold,Steven T. Fiorino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Laser weapons
ISBN : 097936874X

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An Introduction to Laser Weapon Systems by Glen P. Perram,Salvatore J. Cusumano,Robert L. Hengehold,Steven T. Fiorino Pdf

Author : Bahman Zohuri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Directed-energy weapons
ISBN : 3030207951

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Directed-energy Beam Weapons by Bahman Zohuri Pdf

This book introduces modern directed-energy beam weaponry and emerging technical concepts based on unclassified and declassified information. The book covers laser systems, analyzing the interaction between high-power laser beams and matter, and examines penetration of high power beams such as microwave and scalar wave. It also covers the use of particle and high-power radar beams and scalar wave as weapons of the future. In-depth coverage of the relevant mathematical and engineering topics and concepts are included. The book will provide scientists and engineers with valuable guidance on the fundamentals needed to understand state-of-the-art directed energy weaponry technology research and applications. Provides guidance on the fundamentals of state-of-the-art directed-energy weaponry technology; Introduces the physics behind directed-energy weapons; Offers in-depth coverage of mathematical and engineering topics.

Author : Margarita M. Balmaceda
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780231552196

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Russian Energy Chains by Margarita M. Balmaceda Pdf

Russia’s use of its vast energy resources for leverage against post-Soviet states such as Ukraine is widely recognized as a threat. Yet we cannot understand this danger without also understanding the opportunity that Russian energy represents. From corruption-related profits to transportation-fee income to subsidized prices, many within these states have benefited by participating in Russian energy exports. To understand Russian energy power in the region, it is necessary to look at the entire value chain—including production, processing, transportation, and marketing—and at the full spectrum of domestic and external actors involved, from Gazprom to regional oligarchs to European Union regulators. This book follows Russia’s three largest fossil-fuel exports—natural gas, oil, and coal—from production in Siberia through transportation via Ukraine to final use in Germany in order to understand the tension between energy as threat and as opportunity. Margarita M. Balmaceda reveals how this dynamic has been a key driver of political development in post-Soviet states in the period between independence in 1991 and Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. She analyzes how the physical characteristics of different types of energy, by shaping how they can be transported, distributed, and even stolen, affect how each is used—not only technically but also politically. Both a geopolitical travelogue of the journey of three fossil fuels across continents and an incisive analysis of technology’s role in fossil-fuel politics and economics, this book offers new ways of thinking about energy in Eurasia and beyond.

Author : Ashley Thomas Lenihan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107181861

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Balancing Power without Weapons by Ashley Thomas Lenihan Pdf

This book focuses on the non-military military means through which states intervene to balance the economic and military power of other states. Also available as Open Access.

Author : Phiem Nguyen
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-29
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781466922563

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Targeted Individuals, Mind Control, Directed Energy Weapons by Phiem Nguyen Pdf

Mystery crime was solved at the end of one human life. This is the result I got while searching my mind, then God, and the entire environment this world was set in. Step by step, day by day, year by year, for my whole life was seeking the light to bring this innocent soul immersed in the truth and to define the limit of imagining and exploit. Modern science should parallel what's moral, and human dignity should be respected. Painful targeted individuals-I advocate to end this atrocious crime and ask those who are responsible for the life of victims to do their part-governments or corporations or etc.

Author : Fouad Sabry
Publisher : One Billion Knowledgeable
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : PKEY:6610000387625

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Directed Energy Weapon by Fouad Sabry Pdf

What Is Directed Energy Weapon A directed-energy weapon, often known as a DEW, is a ranged weapon that inflicts harm on its target by directing a highly concentrated kind of energy towards it. This type of energy may take the form of lasers, microwaves, particle beams, or sound beams. This technology may have a variety of uses, some of which include weapons that target individuals, missiles, vehicles, and optical equipment. Research on directed-energy weapons to counter ballistic missiles, hypersonic cruise missiles, and hypersonic glide vehicles is being conducted in the United States by the Department of Defense, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Air Force Research Laboratory, the United States Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center, and the Naval Research Laboratory. It is not anticipated that these missile defense systems would become operational any earlier than the middle to late 2020s. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Directed-energy weapon Chapter 2: Strategic Defense Initiative Chapter 3: Non-lethal weapon Chapter 4: Anti-satellite weapon Chapter 5: Wireless power transfer Chapter 6: Sonic weapon Chapter 7: Active Denial System Chapter 8: Space warfare Chapter 9: Particle beam Chapter 10: Plasma stealth Chapter 11: Space weapon Chapter 12: Electrolaser Chapter 13: Particle-beam weapon Chapter 14: Dazzler (weapon) Chapter 15: Project Excalibur Chapter 16: Laser weapon Chapter 17: KALI (electron accelerator) Chapter 18: Counter rocket, artillery, and mortar Chapter 19: Counter-electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project Chapter 20: Vigilant Eagle Chapter 21: AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System (II) Answering the public top questions about directed energy weapon. (III) Real world examples for the usage of directed energy weapon in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of directed energy weapon' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of directed energy weapon.