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The Revolution in Military Affairs and the Boomerang Effect

Author(s): Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen
Publisher(s): Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen
ISBN: 87-7605-051-3
Date of publication: Dec 2004
Volume number: 2004
Issue number: 6
Format: PDF
Pages: 28
URL: www.diis.dk
Series: DIIS Reports

Description: This report explains how the revolution in military affairs (RMA) has given the US armed forces a decisive advantage. At the same time the author details how the war in Iraq has painfully illustrated that this advantage in military hardware is not easily translate into political results. Utilizing sociological theory about "risk society", the report explains why military might does not necessarily lead to victory.

General note: © 2004 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)

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