But, by thinking smaller, military planners have developed weapons that use a similar principle, without the need for a nuclear explosion.
This isn't conspiracy thinking — the military is capable of finding war criminals guilty when the circumstances are this clear, as in the case of Private Steven Green, who committed atrocities in Mahmudiyah, Iraq.
Most Western thinking about military ethics has its roots in Augustine, the sainted Christian writer from North Africa whose elaborate theory of "just warfare" has provided a framework for debate over the 16 centuries since his death.
Michael O'Hanlon, a military affairs expert at the Brookings Institution in Washington, said General Myers's work with the space command made him an understandable choice "for an administration thinking about military uses of space and missile defense".
"For an administration thinking about military uses of space and missile defense on the one hand, China on the other and then dealing in a Washington political and budgetary context, those three major experiences are optimal," he said.
The company is thinking about military spouse networks as a good market, for instance.
America's thinking about military action is impoverished.
In the No Gun Ri inciden, US soldiers are alleged to have killed a number of Korean civilians, thinking them military infiltrators.
"You shouldn't make the mistake of thinking that military bases are the only high-value targets in America and the West.
The "legacy thinking" restricting military women is a kind of "iceberg," says Cornum, alluding to her work on the "comprehensive soldier fitness" program, which treats psychological well-being like physical well-being.
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