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Military, Scientific, and Technological

Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the Twenty-first Century
P. W. Singer
Lawrence D. Freedman

Singer here explores the issues raised by military robotics -- meeting with entrepreneurs, engineers and operators, ethicists, and pundits.
Nuclear Heuristics: Selected Writings of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter; Thinking About Nuclear Weapons: Principles, Problems, Prospects
Robert Zarate and Henry Sokolski, eds.
Michael Quinlan
Lawrence D. Freedman

This book explores Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter who, in the world of U.S. strategic studies, have achieved almost legendary status.
World Politics Since 1945. 9th ed.
Peter Calvocoressi
Lawrence D. Freedman

World Politics Since 1945 remains one of the best overviews of contemporary international history, full of elegant writing and shrewd judgement.