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...aft in ways that truly enhance force application and mobility operations without unduly undermining one in favor of the other? The answer, because of technology enhancements and budget constraints, is definitely yes. The second question targets technology, specifically, by asking whether engineers could place some elements of both missions on a single aircraft? Again, the ...

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...Revolution in Military Affairs is a broad, thought-provoking examination of the relationship between the advancement in conventional weapons guidance technology and the “revolution in military affairs” (RMA). He defines an RMA as a rapid change in military technology, doctrine, and organization leading to a sweeping new way that wars are fought. Dr. Mets then considers whe...

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... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 CHANGE AFTER VIETNAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 YOM KIPPUR WAR, 1973. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 WAR AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE 1990s: HAS THE LAST SANCTUARY BEEN CLOSED? . . . . .34 THE REMAINING HUMANITARIAN SANCTUARY AND DOCTRINAL IMPLICATIONS. . . . . . . . . 47 ORGANIZATIONAL IMPLICATIONS . . . . . . . .48 NOTES. . . . . . ....

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... . . . . . . . . .32 VULNERABILITY OF SPACE-BASED ASSETS . . 35 POTENTIAL THREATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 NORTH KOREA: KEY EXPORTER OF TECHNOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 The DPRK’s Ballistic Missile Capabilities. . . .38 North Korea: A Nuclear Sphinx . . . . . . . . . . 46 INDIA: A GROWING BALLISTIC MISSILE POWER . . . . . . . . . ....

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...Information technology (IT) and its gadgets provide no allure. They are neither a marvel nor a toy but exist solely to help get something done. This impassive attitude allows me to avoid capability hype with what IT can do and ask “So, w...

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...Clausewitzian Trio . . . . . 195 Economic Influences on Strategy . . . . . . . 196 Political Influences on Strategy . . . . . . . . .199 Impact of Technology on Strategy . . . . . . .201 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 11 WORLDVIEWS AND DOCTRINE . . . . . . . 205 The Ground Force...

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...s of the arm would be enough to wind up the spring of that beautiful automatic watch. The elaborate, damn expensive wristwatch with its anachronistic technology was a sweet reminder of Zhū Lìyè, a beautiful young lady who had donated this timepiece to Master Sergeant Koon. Zhū Lìyè probably really loved Master Sergeant Koon but that emotion was not reciprocated. Koon had e...

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...s of the arm would be enough to wind up the spring of that beautiful automatic watch. The elaborate, damn expensive wristwatch with its anachronistic technology was a sweet reminder of Zhū Lìyè, a beautiful young lady who had donated this timepiece to Master Sergeant Koon. Zhū Lìyè probably really loved Master Sergeant Koon but that emotion was not reciprocated. Koon had e...