War 4.0 : Armed Conflict in an Age of Speed, Uncertainty and Transformation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Deane-Peter, author.

Contributor:

Hilborne, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cyberspace operations (Military science).

Information warfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Canberra : ANU Press, 2025.

Summary:

This volume explores the impact of technology and new domains on future warfare. It identifies several themes, and highlights the increasing complexity of the security environment and the uncertainty of future war.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Accelerated Change—​The Evolving Character of Society and Conflict in an Age of Speed, Uncertainty and Transformation

2. The Democratisation of Technology: Opportunities and Threats

3. Future Warfare: Developing a Viable Strategy

4. Space: Ambiguity, Vulnerability and a Changing Character

5. Space Warfare and Military Power

6. China and Space Warfare

7. Quantum Technologies: An Introduction and a Vision of their Impact on War

8. The Distance Paradox: Reaper, the Human Dimension of Remote Warfare and Future Challenges for the Royal Air Force

9. The Role of an Operational Frame in Furthering the International Debate on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

10. Lessons from Tradition: Just War, Wisdom and Restraint in a Changing World

Conclusion

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ISBN:

1-76046-682-4

OCLC:

1499175010