Publication

Sep 2019

This publication identifies opportunities for military forces to reduce civilian harm from the effects of explosive weapons in urbanized environments. It does so for every step in the civilian harm mitigation ‘life cycle’, by looking at multilateral operations’ 1) planning and mandate formulation; 2) intelligence collection; 3) target development and weaponeering; 4) target engagement, and 5) battle damage assessment. Each section contains a set of guiding questions to promote thinking.

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Author Roger Lane, Himayu Shiotani
Series UNIDIR Books and Reports
Publisher United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Copyright © 2019 United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
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