Emerging Technologies and Sciences: an Examination of Some Military Implications

This thesis is an examination of possible military applications of several new fields of scientific and technological development. It is neither a comprehensive assessment nor a compendium of specific future weapons systems; rather, it is an exploration of certain new and future technologies in terms of their potential national security implications. The areas of investigation include photonics, data security, access to space, and strategic defenses and space weaponry. Scientific investigation and technological developments are, by nature, very fluid; concrete advances are difficult to foresee clearly. This assessment is based upon strategic experience and current perspectives. On this basis the thesis suggests both near-term and long-term military applications.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Defense and Strategic Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Defense and Strategic Studies

Year

1991

Author dc:creator

• Udell, Scott Foster

Contributors dc:contributor

• William Van Cleave

• Defense and Security Studies

Statement dc:rights

• © Scott Foster Udell

Repository record dc:identifier

https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/582

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-1583