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Record Nr.

UNINA9910694568003321

Autore

Alach Zhivan J

Titolo

Slowing military change / / Zhivan J. Alach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carlisle, Pa. : , : Strategic Studies Institute, U S Army War College, , 2008

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 98 pages)

Disciplina

355/.070973

Soggetti

Military planning - Effect of technological innovations on - United States

Command and control systems - Effect of technology on

Military weapons - Technological innovations

United States Armed Forces Operational readiness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-98.)

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Summary -- Introduction -- A  Representative Program - The F-22 -- Development of American Fighters -- Development Times -- Performance Gains -- Development of Soviet Tanks -- Development of Cruisers -- Relative Military Stasis - Historical Comparisons -- Development of Information Technology -- Cause One: Darwinian Response -- Cause Two: Governmental Culture and Structure -- Cause Three: Technology Issues -- Criticizing Relative Military Stasis -- The Revolution in Military Affairs -- Broader Issues of the Strategic Environment -- Separating the Cold War and Post-Cold War Periods -- The Revolution in Attitudes towards the Military -- Need for Further Analysis -- Conclusion -- Endnotes.