Non-Lethal Weapons: Towards Clean War?
Starting in the nineteen sixties, strategic doctrine gradually saw the advent of so-called "non-lethal" weapons, first as a concept, then as a highly promising area for advanced technologies. Authors of this article provide a synthesis of "non-lethal" weapons and then examine the "clean war" hypothesis. The article sheds light on technical and legal aspects, as well as strategy and policy implications.