From fighting terrorists to stabilizing a war-torn country to
waging all-out combat, military campaigns are increasingly shaped
by networks that enable dispersed and disparate forces to
collaborate by sharing data. Along with the high-precision sensors
and weapons they connect, networks are turning information power
into military power. Defense investment priorities are shifting
from mechanized platforms and weapons to the information
collectors, processors, links and services that compose these
networks. With its unmatched defense resources and technological
talents, the United States has pioneered networked warfare. But the
United States will have company-not all of it friendly. For
example, China and Al Qaeda, using very different doctrines, are
showing interest in tapping the power of information. Indeed, Al
Qaeda and its franchised affiliates are displaying cunning and
resourcefulness in putting this power to work with virtually no
investment. As adversaries exploit networks, the United States must
seek new leverage by improving its fighters' ability to use
information in war's confusing, critical, and violent conditions.
Blessed with more, better, and timelier information, yet vexed by
increasingly murky circumstances, the cognitive faculties of
military decision makers-lieutenants no less than lieutenant
generals-are more crucial than ever. In a forthcoming National
Defense University book, the authors suggest why and how U.S. and
allied forces should improve these faculties to attain new
operational and strategic advantages, or at least to avoid the loss
of the advantages they now enjoy. Although military combat is
unique, the authors draw lessons from non-military sectors,
including some in which urgent life-and-death decisions must be
made. This paper summarizes their thinking. While this is neither
the first nor the last word on why and how to gain cognitive
advantage, it aims to take an integrated view, provide a
geo-strategic context, broaden and heighten awareness, frame policy
issues, offer preliminary advice, and indicate where research and
analysis is needed.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2012 |
First published: |
July 2012 |
Authors: |
Irving Lachow
• Justin Perkins
• National Defense University
|
Dimensions: |
280 x 216 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
40 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4781-9477-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4781-9477-4 |
Barcode: |
9781478194774 |
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