HIGH TECHNOLOGY TERRORISM AND SURROGATE WAR - THE IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY ON LOW-LEVEL VIOLENCE

• NCJ Number: 39016
• Author(s): B M JENKINS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 26 pages
• Corporate Author: Rand Corporation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EXAMINATION OF TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY, BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN, AND WHAT THEY COULD MEAN IN THE LONG RUN TO GUERRILLAS, TERRORISTS, AND THE REST OF SOCIETY.

Abstract

THIS PAPER DEVELOPS TWO INDEPENDENT BUT COMPLEMENTARY IDEAS ABOUT THE WAR IN THE FUTURE. FIRST, IT IS ARGUED THAT DUE LARGELY TO TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS - THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WEAPONS AND THE CREATION OF NEW VULNERABILITIES IN A SOCIETY THAT IS INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND DEPENDENT ON FRAGILE TECHNOLOGY - MODERN GUERRILLA AND TERRORIST GROUPS ARE BEING AFFORDED A GROWING CAPACITY FOR DISRUPTION AND DESTRUCTION. SECOND, IT IS ASSERTED THAT 'MODERN CONVENTIONAL WARFARE,' THE FIND THAT IS DECLARED AND OPENLY FOUGHT, IS BECOMING OBSOLETE FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...ELW