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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 2

Steve Blank

Army, both internal ( existing leadership ) and external (existing contractors,) used these early WWW1 failures as rationale to keep the status quo – in this case horses/cavalry. But the painful lessons from nations that lost wars teach us that technology/weapons leadership is ephemeral. Slides 10-13). Guest Speaker – Max Boot.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 2 – Max Boot

Steve Blank

Army, both internal ( existing leadership ) and external (existing contractors,) used these early WWW1 failures as rationale to keep the status quo – in this case horses/cavalry. But the painful lessons from nations that lost wars teach us that technology/weapons leadership is ephemeral. Slides 10-13). Guest Speaker – Max Boot.

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The Red Queen Problem – Innovation in the DoD and Intelligence Community

Steve Blank

In the 21st century you need a scorecard to keep track of the threats: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, ISIS in Yemen/Libya/Philippines, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, hackers for hire, etc. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan finding and deploying technology solutions against agile insurgents.

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