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1 online resource (xiii, 169 pages) |
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text file |
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PDF |
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polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Emerging technologies and military capability / by Andrew D. James -- The potential import of new, emerging, and over-the-horizon technologies / by Andrew L. Ross -- Absorbing new military capabilities: defense technology acquisition and the Asia-Pacific / by Martin Lundmark -- Emerging technologies' potential to change the balance of power in Asia / by Eugene Gholz -- Offsetting the impacts of emerging critical technologies / by Virginia B. Watson -- Effective absorption of emerging technologies in defense automotives to enhance land-based military capabilities / by Kogila Balakrishnan -- Diesel-electric submarine modernization in Asia: the role of air-independent propulsion systems / by Michael Raska -- From subsonic to hypersonic cruise missiles: revolution or evolution in land attack capabilities? / by Kalyan M. Kemburi -- The potential military impact of emerging technologies in the Asia Pacific region: a focus on cyber capabilities / by Caitriona H. Heinl -- The (over)promise of modern technology / by Bernard Loo -- The future is upon us: failed predictions, boiling frogs, and gun printers / by Paul T. Mitchell -- The future ain't what it used to be: strategic innovation in the global defense industry / by Richard A. Bitzinger. |
| Summary |
The proliferation of advanced militarily relevant technologies in the Asia-Pacific over the past few decades has been a significant, and perhaps even alarming, development. This volume addresses how such technologies may affect military capabilities and military advantage in the region. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- Asia.
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Military art and science -- Technological innovations. |
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Asia. |
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Military art and science. |
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Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- Pacific Area.
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Pacific Area. |
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Security, International -- Asia.
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Security, International -- Pacific Area.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other. |
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Security, International. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bitzinger, Richard, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Emerging critical technologies and security in the Asia-Pacific. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016 9781137461278 1137461276 (DLC) 2015032820 (OCoLC)919252712 |
| ISBN |
9781137461285 (electronic book) |
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1137461284 (electronic book) |
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9781137461278 |
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1137461276 |
| Standard No. |
10.1057/9781137461285. |
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