Electronic warfare and its present-day problems.
The experience of World War II and the subsequent development of the theory and practice of the armed struggle show that with the course of time, the role and influence of electronic warfare (EW) on the progress and outcome of combat operations (military actions) have been continuously increasing. Nowadays,...

Specificity of proof in military science.
Each science is known to have more or less strongly marked specificity of its proof, i.e., of establishing the validity of knowledge implicated in its laws, categories, principles, etc. For instance, the decisive role of experiment presents itself as distinctive feature of the proof in physics. Mathematical knowledge qualifies...

Army goes shopping for close-combat rifles.
Byline: Rajat Pandit NEW DELHI: The Army's shopping spree shows no sign of stopping after deals or global tenders for more tanks, missiles and howitzers. This time, it wants to induct as many as 3,80,000 lethal carbines for its infantry soldiers and special forces. Kicking...

John Laband (ed.), Daily Lives of Civilians in Wartime Africa: from slavery days to Rwandan genocide.
JOHN LABAND (ed.), Daily Lives of Civilians in Wartime Africa: from slavery days to Rwandan genocide. Westport, CT and London: Greenwood Press (hb 37.95 [pounds sterling] 978 0 313 33540 2). 2007, 301 pp. This useful collection of essays is another indication of how Africa's military history...

Empty trenches.
Where Have All the Soldiers Gone? The Transformation of Modern Europe James J. Sheehan Houghton Mifflin, $26, 304 pp. For historians, debating the causes of wars is a kind of endless intramural sport. Less common are debates over the causes of...

Terror & Tribalism - Bin Laden Aims To Oust GME Regimes & Then Defeat USA.
*** Lebanon Has Become A More Dangerous Scene For Power Games Between Syria And A US-Backed Arab Alliance Which Is Moving Closer To Iran Despite The Fact That Tehran Remains Head Of An Axis Of Anti-American & Anti-Israel Forces In The Region; Assad, More Worried As The UN Court...

Determinations of malingering: evolution from case-based methods to detection strategies.
Methods for the classification of malingering have advanced from idiosyncratic case studies to systematic research. As an outgrowth of individual feigning scales, detection strategies have been developed and validated that are conceptually based and tested across measures. This article briefly reviews detection strategies for two distinct domains: feigned cognitive...

Digital wave: Army gears up for cyber warfare.
Byline: Rajat Pandit NEW DELHI: Guarding the borders, battling militants and training for blitzkrieg battles is just not enough now. Facing mounting attacks in the virtual world, the Indian Army is now gearing up for battles in the digitised battlefield as well. The ongoing army...

A new life: a former child solider in Africa raps about his past.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I believe I've survived for a reason: to tell my story, to touch lives," raps Emmanuel Jal in his song "Warchild:' That might sound like a typical rap. In fact, rappers often sing about the street battles they have fought. Jal is different....

Nepal army ready to obey a Maoist govt.
KATHMANDU: During the Maoists' "people's war", some of the worst human rights violations were committed by the Bhairavnath battalion of the then Royal Nepal Army with torture camps run inside barracks by a senior army official whose elder brother was assassinated by the Maoists. However, after the...