How Social Media Will Drastically Change the Way Wars Are Fought. Unless It Doesn’t.
Steve Leonard | October 8, 2018
In the mid-90s, the think tank circuit was abuzz with the concept of “revolutions in military affairs.†The central idea was that at key points in history, technological innovations with broad societal impact spurred subsequent revolutions in military capability. The advent of rail transport coupled with conscription enabled mass mobilization. The emergence of the telegraph allowed for near-simultaneous communication and the ability to closely coordinate and synchronize large military operations. Fusion of the internal combustion engine with mass-production led to the mechanization of warfare in the twentieth century. The invention of the integrated circuit chip heralded the digital age that fostered precision weaponry. As mankind approached Y2K, many of those same theorists were pondering the future: Where would the information take us?
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