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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450345203321

Titolo

Avoiding surprise in an era of global technology advances [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Defense Intelligence Agency Technology Forecasts and Reviews, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005

ISBN

1-282-08329-5

9786612083297

0-309-54916-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 p.)

Disciplina

355.3432

Soggetti

Military intelligence - United States

Technology assessment - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes appendices and bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Figures, Tables, Boxes, and Charts""; ""Acronyms""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Technology Warning: Motivation and Challenge""; ""2 Committee Methodology""; ""3 Challenges to Information Superiority""; ""4 Future Threats to U.S. Airpower in Urban Warfare""; ""5 Combatant Identification in Urban Warfare""; ""6 Biotechnology Trends Relevant to Warfare Initiatives""; ""7 Findings and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""

""Appendix B Presentations to the Committee""""Appendix C Background Material for Chapter 1""; ""Appendix D Background Material for Chapter 3""; ""Appendix E Background Material for Chapter 6""

Sommario/riassunto

Summary: Reviews technology areas that are critical to future U.S. military capabilities.