Attacking Cell Phones With Sabots: Disintegration of an Asymmetrical Urban Threat in the Year 2025.

Abstract

In the light of a new emerging threat and its implication for an American Army exploring potential technologies and concepts for the year 2025; this monograph will explore the following: Can the proposed Army After Next (AAN) tactical methods disintegrate an asymmetric enemy operating in an urban environment? Theory provides a useful tool to discover valid new approaches to counter asymmetric threats. Therefore, complexity theory and general systems theory form the foundation for our understanding of disintegration theory as presented by Dr. James Schneider in his monograph: "Cybershock: Cybernetic Paralysis as a New form of Warfare." This monograph outlines the theoretical presuppositions and logic of disintegration theory to create a mental library of abstract concepts from which to generate viable tactical options to counter asymmetric urban threats. History then provides empirical evidence that adds pragmatism and validity to the more abstract concepts outlined by theory. The Battle of Mogadishu serves as a recent example.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 16, 1998
Accession Number
ADA366249

Entities

People

  • Wayne A. Green

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Systems
  • Attrition
  • Complex Adaptive Systems
  • Complex Systems
  • Human Intelligence
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Operations Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Self Organizing Systems
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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