The End of Secrecy? Military Competitiveness in the Age of Transparency

Abstract

This study focuses on military competitiveness in the age of transparency, and asserts that the U.S. military must consciously prepare itself to fight in an information transparent world created by globalization. The worldwide explosion in the quantity and quality of information and products available to the general public user, the ready accessibility to the information, and the affordability in acquiring any desired data or product is creating a transparent world at an alarming rate. In the future, anyone can affordability keep tabs on the actions of everyone else. Hence, the U,S, military must consciously begin to investigate ways to maintain its military advantage in this rapidly evolving, and increasingly transparent world. It must minimize the impact transparency has on how we will fight wars and conduct contingency actions. We must not be caught by surprise.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA407066

Entities

People

  • Beth M. Kasper

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Detectors
  • Geography
  • Information Systems
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Space Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Strategic Security Studies