Encyclopedia Series -- Military Encyclopedia

Author: Ximen Wangcun, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: The book covers topics such as China's earliest naval and sea battles, mysterious biological missiles, dual deterrence of land-to-land missiles, the missile family tree, 11 methods of warfare in the 21st century, rockets, why rocket launches count down, the number of tanks involved in famous battles, next-generation non-lethal weapons, plasma weapons as the nemesis of silent guns and missiles, a variety of stealth weapons, the world's smallest atomic bomb, aerial bombs, how tomorrow's soldiers will fight, maritime eagles—sea bombers, the military application of nuclear weapons, artificial earthquakes: future strategic weapons, the power of "water blades," future weapons—micro-Han bombs, new cluster mine systems, single weapons evolving into multi-purpose ones, future warfare relying on "viruses," black warheads, why rockets are staged, the nuclear button isn't a button, microwave weapons as the nemesis of stealth aircraft, the 21st-century weapon—the Nova superconductive weapon, the emerging ballistic missile, the clever palm-sized spy plane, the armor-piercing expert—uranium rounds, the immense power of directed energy weapons, what is "soft defense," and more.