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Non-Lethal Weapons: Towards Clean War?

Rachid El Houdaigui , Abdelhamid El Ouazzan | April 20, 2021

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.