Thinking Together: New Forms of Thought System for a Revolution in Military Affairs

Abstract

The notion of Thought Warfare and Anti-Warfare (TWAW) is introduced as a way of thinking about military conflict and its avoidance; it is foreseen as an increasingly important Defence issue in the twenty-first century. TWAW involves the dynamic interaction of allies' and adversaries' Thought Systems. Current Thought Systems involve entities capable of cognition, emotion and volition - typically (groups of) people - interacting via networks of information and data systems. New forms of Thought System are proposed that go beyond this; if realised they could provide significant comparative advantage in TWAW and may contribute to a Revolution in Military Affairs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA381168

Entities

People

  • Martin D. Burke

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychology
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Word Processors

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  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design