Can Science End War?

Everett Carl Dolman

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English

Polity Press
09 October 2015

Society & Social Sciences; International relations; Theory of warfare & military science; Philosophy of science

Series: New Human Frontiers

Free-roaming killer drones stalk the battlespace looking for organic targets. Human combatants are programmed to feel no pain. Highpower microwave beams detonate munitions, jam communications, and cook internal organs.

Is this vision of future war possible, or even inevitable? In this timely new book, Everett Carl Dolman examines the relationship between science and war. Historically, science has played an important role in ending wars – think of the part played by tanks in breaching trench warfare in the First World War, or atom bombs in hastening the Japanese surrender in the Second World War – but to date this has only increased the danger and destructiveness of future conflicts. Could science ever create the con-ditions of a permanent peace, either by making wars impossible to win, or so horrific that no one would ever fight? Ultimately, Dolman argues that science cannot, on its own, end war without also ending what it means to be human.

By: Everett Carl Dolman
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 193mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 213g
ISBN: 9780745685960
ISBN 10: 074568596X
Series: New Human Frontiers
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 09 October 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface: Be Careful What You Look For page vi 1 Can Science End War? 1 2 Is War Good for Science? 26 3 Can Scientists End War? 50 4 Can Science Limit War? 77 5 What Will Tomorrow’s War Look Like? 106 6 What Will End War? 138 Epilogue 168 Bibliography 174 Index 181

Everett Carl Dolman served as a strategic intelligence analyst for the US Government before receiving his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. He has published three books and dozens of articles and book chapters on international security, geopolitics, air and space power, political theory, and civil-military relations. He is currently professor of comparative military studies at the US Air Force's School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS), Air University.

Reviews for Can Science End War?

<p> A clearly written and well-paced investigation into the character and nature of war, and the role of science and scientists in determining both. There are fascinating insights into 3D guns, non-lethal weapons and the author's speciality, space-based systems. Bridging the worlds of scholarship and military practice, Dolman is uniquely qualified to comment on the science/war nexus and how all this impacts on the 'real world'. Christopher Coker, London School of Economics