Technology's Impact on the Operational Level of War

Abstract

Since the dawn of the age of science, man has attempted to find in technology simple solutions to the difficult problems of warfare. Modern developments in information technology continue this history, offering to provide ways to simplify some complexities of modern warfare. Information technology, however, differs from previous technological developments in that it represents both the means to improve weapon systems and the means with which to improve command and control. This monograph pursues the question of the operational level of war's relevance in the future. The future environment promises to be one where tactical commanders possess weapons of operational or strategic range and strategic commanders can command tactical forces. Technologically speaking, one can see in this future environment the potential to eliminate the operational level of war.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 2000
Accession Number
ADA381815

Entities

People

  • Edward V. Rowe

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Civil War (United States)
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Information Systems
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Situational Awareness
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control