Revolution and Evolution: Understanding Dynamism in Military Affairs

Abstract

Pundits and analysts overuse the term Revolution in Military Affairs This essay seeks to draw distinctions among three fundamentally different types of change in the nature of military affairs. Different dynamics imply different optimal responses to the challenge of change. To the extent that the term Revolution in Military Affairs can be systematically disaggregated, a better understanding of its resulting components may be possible. This enhanced comprehension could lead to more efficient allocation of scarce resources-a critical consideration in a period of rapidly expanding scientific and technical knowledge, uncertainty about national security threats, tight fiscal constraints and great enthusiasm in some circles for information warfare 2.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA441473

Entities

People

  • Timothy D. Andrews

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Military Doctrine
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Revolutions
  • Security
  • Ships
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design