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100	1		_aFRANCK Raymond E
700			_aPIERCE Terry C
245			_aDisruptive military innovation and the war on terror: _bsome thoughts for perfect opponents / _cRaymond E Franck, Terry C Pierce
260			_c2006
520			_aThis paper views contemporary terrorism as a disruptive military innovation i.e. using existing technologies in new ways. It describes this innovation in terms of foundations, preferred modes of operation, and ideal opponents and suggests that modern democracies such as the USA clearly qualify as ideal opponents and should be especially concerned with developing counters. The RMA that the U.S. and some of its allies are achieving makes them unbeatable in traditional warfare. But terrorists are not traditional fixed point targets; they have recognised the value of asymmetry and are busy exploiting a virtual domain RMA. Some historical examples of perfect opponents are presented, and the article concludes with a series of thought provoking questions.
650			_aREVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS
650			_aCOUNTERTERRORISM
650			_aASYMMETRIC WARFARE
773			_aDefense and Security Analysis : _gVol 22 No 2, June 2006, pp.123-140 (94)
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