EFFECTS OF EMERGING DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES ON MILITARY ACTION GEO-TEMPORAL FRAMEWORK
EFFECTS OF EMERGING DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES ON MILITARY ACTION GEO-TEMPORAL FRAMEWORK

Author(s): Mihai DUȚOIU
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: military actions, geo-temporal framework; emerging disruptive technologies
Summary/Abstract: New or enhanced technologies that have the potential to drastically alter conventional security and defense paradigms are known as disruptive technologies. The paper approaches six types of disruptive technologies that have military applications: biotechnology, directed energy weapons, hypersonic weapons, artificial intelligence, autonomous weapons systems, and quantum technology. The essay examines each technology's possible advantages and disadvantages as well as how they may affect the geo-temporal framework of military operations within the international security context and the balance of power in the world. The impact of disruptive technologies on the geo-temporal framework of military action is a topic of growing interest and concern. The most recent armed conflicts have reached an unprecedented level following hundreds of years of technological progress based on technical and scientific discoveries with effects on military strategy. It's becoming increasingly clear that technological superiority, together with the balance of forces, plays a major role in military conflict. New forms of cooperation and regulation are considered necessary to avoid a new arms race and ensure compliance with the rules of engagement and laws of war. This includes an ethical and constructive approach involving all stakeholders: governments, military organizations, civil society, academia, and the private sector.

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