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Author
Rozman, Jeremiah, Foreign Affairs - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia0000-0003-2287-5855
Advisors
Lynch, Allen, Political Science, University of Virginia
Sechser, Todd, Political Science, University of Virginia
Abstract
How does technology impact military doctrine, and how does this in turn impact political support for offensive, preventative or preemptive military action? I study defensive weapons systems, specifically focusing on missile defense in the theoretical context of technology and defense-based strategies as a whole. Through the study of Israel’s use of Iron Dome, I aim to demonstrate that technology can be an exogenous factor affecting military doctrine. Through careful case study analysis, I demonstrate that operationally successful defensive technologies can lead to the adoption of a defensive military doctrine by decreasing the political cost of inaction to the extent that allowing attrition becomes politically less costly than launching an offensive.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
asymmetric warfare; security studies; military technology
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Rozman, Jeremiah. "How Technology Impacts Doctrine in Asymmetric Warfare". University of Virginia, Foreign Affairs - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, MA (Master of Arts), 2016-04-26, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3D11R.
