Interesting article about paradigm shifts in military revolutions. How the ability to translate technological revolutions (gunpowder, industrial, information, etc.) into military strengths have been significant factors in the change of power on the global stage. I guess with our $71 billion budget for pure R&D of new weapons, we're definitely spending the dough, but the key will be what technologies we develop. Do we really need a new jet fighter? I don't know the numbers, but I just remember the investment seemed ridiculous. We need "we need to get much better at human intelligence, counterinsurgency, information operations and related disciplines. We need more speakers of Arabic and Pashto, more experts who understand tribal relations in Iraq's Anbar province and Pakistan's Northwest Frontier province, more diplomats who can win over audiences on Al Jazeera."
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-boot29oct29,0,4082775.column
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