Being from a military family (and this is my blog so I will be opinionated) I believe the most significant consequence of the information revolution is the changes in warfare. I think it is a great a power tool to be able to collaborate on informative software to expand knowledge but what good is knowledge if you’re not free?
Max Boot wrote a story indentifying the relevant changes to warfare and draws to the conclusion that our traditional military powerhouse will not be a factor in coming conflicts. Technology and use of technology will drive the conflict and the eventual winner.
Every piece of human delivered military machinery and artillery has a weakness that can exposed and over time will be exposed. Asymmetric threats make our response to innovation critical to the mission and safety of our troops. We must continue to create technology to protect our troops (armor, drones, radar, artillery and stealth developments). If the US does not stay ahead of the curve our current technology will be rendered inferior and the potential for negative consequences and appearance of weakness will grow.
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