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The Evolving Battlefield

DEC 01, 2000
National defense with maximum precision and minimum unintended damage should be an attractive challenge for scientists seeking to improve the human condition.
John S. Foster
Larry D. Welch

In recent years, physics and other sciences have contributed extensively to an emerging national‐security goal that “for every desired battlefield outcome there should be a precise and well‐defined action.”

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John S. Foster. Pilkington Aerospace, Garden Grove, California.

Larry D. Welch. Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, Virginia.

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