Since its emergence in 1998, the concept of Network Centric Warfare
(NCW) has become a central driver behind America's military
'transformation' and seems to offer the possibility of true
integration between multinational military formations. Even though
NCW, or variations on its themes, has been adopted by most armed
services, it is a concept in operational and doctrinal development.
It is shaping not only how militaries operate, but, just as
importantly, what they are operating with, and potentially altering
the strategic landscape.
This paper examines how the current military dominance of the US
over every other state means that only it has the capacity to
sustain military activity on a global scale and that other states
participating in US-led coalitions must be prepared to work in an
'interoperable' fashion. It explores the application of computer
networks to military operations in conjunction with the need to
secure a network's information and to assure that it accurately
represents situational reality. Drawing on an examination of how
networks affected naval operations in the Persian Gulf during 2002
and 2003 as conducted by America's Australian and Canadian
coalition partners, the paper warns that in seeking allies with the
requisite technological capabilities, but also those that it can
trust with its information resources, the US may be heading towards
a very secure digital trap.
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