The future of war
Subtitle: power, technology, and American world dominance in the 21st century
By: George & Meredith Friedman.
Contributors: Friedman, Meredith.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
Subjects: Weapons systems -- Forecasting.; Precision guided munitions.; Twenty-first century.; United States -- Military policy.
Description: In the Future of War, the authors argue that this Age of Ballistics is ending and we are entering a fundamentally new period, the Age of Precision-Guided Munitions (PGMs), the so-called smart weapons that will antiquate the traditional way of making war.

Where guns and artillery are inherently inaccurate and need to be fired thousands of times to hit one target, these new projectiles are precise and lethally efficient; while ballistic weapons platforms must be brought within range of the battlefield, PGMs can devastate from any distance.

The authors show how the innovations in weapons technology will affect America's defense strategies on land and sea, in the air and in space, reshaping our military forces, while confronting us with new strategic challenges as America enters the next century as the dominant power on the globe.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-451) and index.