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This exploration delves into the transformative role of technology in national security, focusing on precision-guided munitions (PGMs), cyber warfare, and robotics. Highlighting the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) post-Gulf War, it discusses the concept of "Information Dominance" and the implications of unrestricted warfare as outlined by Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui. The text examines the critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and the cyber capability race, alongside the rise of military robotics and drones that threaten traditional combat paradigms, ultimately posing the question: Are robots replacing humans on the battlefield?
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Technology and National Security • PGMs • RMA • Cyber war? • Robotics?
Precision-Guided Munitions (PGMs) Thanh Hoa Bridge (after)
Lifting the Fog of War? US “Information Dominance” China’s response: Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui. Unrestricted Warfare (Beijing: PLA Literature and Arts Publishing House, February 1999)
C4ISR • Dominance • Dependence • vulnerability
Cyber-war vs. Cyber-espionage
Cyber deterrence • Cyber capability race • Cyber-war/espionage control treaties? • “The Critical Infrastructure Non-Disruption Treaty”
2. Military Robots • Packbot
3. Robots to Do Specific Tasks UAVs • Predator Drone
BCB/AAI SQ-4 RECON Nano Quad-Rotor MAV/UAS/UAV(Micro Air Vehicle/Unmanned Aircraft System/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle)
4. Robots Replacing Humans? • Autonomous Battlefield Robots?
Special Weapons Observation Reconnaissance Detection System (SWORDS)