Arms & armor

In this work, an expert on biological weapons offers a thoughtful examination of the political and technical issues that have affected the implementation of arms control agreements...

This chapter considers the effects of a robust nuclear posture on nuclear arms races. Critics have argued that attaining nuclear advantages is difficult because the effort will pro...

This chapter considers arms embargoes. It first examines the idealized case for arms embargoes, which holds that they reduce the aggressors’ access to weapons and frustrate their g...

<i>On Armor</i> tells three important and interconnected stories. The first is a tale of a technology, in particular, the rise and fall of the main battle tank—a type o...

Chapter 7 addresses the relationship between the Free Speech Clause and the Second Amendment’s right to “keep and bear Arms.” Relative to the other non-speech rights examined in th...

The main sections of heraldry, an auxiliary historical discipline dealing with the study of coats of arms, are considered. It tells about the history of the origin and symbolism of...

I summarize the most prominent arguments for a right to bear arms; then I evaluate them. Many ordinary citizens claim that this right is fundamental. They often cite the Second Ame...