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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456137103321

Titolo

Avoiding technology surprise for tomorrow's warfighter [[electronic resource] ] : a symposium report / / Committee for the Symposium on Avoiding Technology Surprise for Tomorrow's Warfighter, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-41251-5

9786612412516

0-309-14229-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (70 p.)

Disciplina

623.0973

Soggetti

Military intelligence - United States

Technology assessment - United States

Military research - United States

Combat survivability (Military engineering)

National security - 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 bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""1 Motivation for the Symposium""; ""2 Current Technology Surprise Problems""; ""3 Solutions Offered by Scientific and Technical Intelligence""; ""4 Discussions with Invited Speakers""; ""5 Underlying Themes""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Panelists""; ""Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix C: Participating Organizations""; ""Appendix D: Opening Session Charts""; ""Appendix E: Questions Presented to Panels""

""Appendix F: Biographical Sketches of Invited Speakers""