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Cover -- Ethics, Security, And The War-machine: The True Cost Of The Military -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Jus Ante Bellum: Justifying The War-machine -- Non-pacifistic Anti-militarism -- The True Cost Of The Military: Outline Of The Book -- 1: Military Conditioning And Moral Damage -- Introduction -- Making Killers -- Moral Injury -- Dehumanization Done Right? -- Self-forgetfulness And Obedience Unto Death -- Conclusion -- 2: The Coup Risk -- Introduction -- Foreign Occupation, Self-definition, And Human Rights -- The Civil-military Gap Warrior-class Consciousness -- Co-nationality And The Human Responses -- Nowhere Is 'coup-proof' -- Conclusion -- 3: On Fear-induced Aggression -- Introduction -- Reciprocal Fear Of Surprise Attack -- Preventive Wars -- A New Normative Order? -- Conclusion -- 4: Cognitive Bias And The Misuse Of Military Power -- Introduction -- Overconfidence And Reasonable Prospects Of Success -- The Law Of The Hammer And Last Resort -- Illusions Of Control And Accidental Civilian Casualties -- Attribution Error And Proportionality -- Conclusion -- 5: Martial Values In Civilian Life -- Militarization Of Law Enforcement -- Of Business -- Of Education -- Necessary Vs. Surplus Militarization -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: Towards 'post-military' Defence? -- Introduction -- Civilian Defence Systems -- Post-military Pathologies And Advantages -- Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index Ned Dobos. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.