Armed conflict in the 21st century: the information revolution and post-modern warfare
METZ Steven
Armed conflict in the 21st century: the information revolution and post-modern warfare - Carlisle, Pa. USA: US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2000 - 113p.
Suggests that official thinking in the U.S. military about the impact of the information revolution may be too narrow. Introduces several ideas including the emergence of nontraditional networked enemies; multidimensional asymmetric warfare; the privatization of security; and the potential of new technologies such as robotics, nanotechnology, and non lethal weapons. Concludes with an assessment of the features likely to characterise successful militaries in the 21st century.
1584870184 (pbk.)
ASYMMETRIC WARFARE
FUTURE WARFARE
INFORMATION WARFARE
MODERN WARFARE
Armed conflict in the 21st century: the information revolution and post-modern warfare - Carlisle, Pa. USA: US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 2000 - 113p.
Suggests that official thinking in the U.S. military about the impact of the information revolution may be too narrow. Introduces several ideas including the emergence of nontraditional networked enemies; multidimensional asymmetric warfare; the privatization of security; and the potential of new technologies such as robotics, nanotechnology, and non lethal weapons. Concludes with an assessment of the features likely to characterise successful militaries in the 21st century.
1584870184 (pbk.)
ASYMMETRIC WARFARE
FUTURE WARFARE
INFORMATION WARFARE
MODERN WARFARE