
"An urgent and prescient look at how technology will change virtually every aspect of war as we know it, and how we can respond to the serious national security challenges ahead. Battles fought in cyberspace; biologically enhanced soldiers; autonomous systems that can process information and strike violently before a human being can blink-- in Future War, Robert H. Latiff examines tomorrow's battlefield, calling on his military and intelligence expertise and well-honed pragmatism. He makes clear that the fortunes of a nation are inextricably linked with its national defense, and asks and explores vitally important questions: What is the cost of our unquestioning embrace of innovation? How will soldiers themselves think about future war and their role within it? How will war affect the average citizen? And, perhaps most important: Are our leaders sufficiently sensitized to the implications of the new ways of fighting? The complex world of conflict and technology demands that we pay more attention, before it evolves beyond our control. Decrying what he describes as a "broken" relationship between the military and the public it serves, Latiff issues a bold wake-up call to the nation as a whole as we prepare for a very different form of war."--Jacket flap.
Publisher:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Edition:
First edition.
Copyright Date:
©2017
ISBN:
9781101947609
1101947608
1101947608
Call Number:
355.0201 LATIFF
Characteristics:
192 pages ; 20 cm
Subjects:
War -- Forecasting.
War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Military art and science -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Military art and science -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Military art and science -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Military art and science -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Alternative Title:
Preparing for the new global battlefield



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Add a CommentAlthough its an extremely short book, its very thought provoking and quite worrying too. This is likely because the book has more questions in it than most elementary introduction to philosophy, and gives the briefest of indications about the current, currently being researched, and likely future technological capacities of the USA's military, and, presumably also those of other highly industrialized nations, or just those with massive investments in their military. Its important for just about all concerned citizens to give serious consideration to the questions asked.