-Caveat Lector- "Military Revolution" Red Herring (08/01/01) No. 101, P. 47; Williams, Mark; Madden, Andrew P. New Mexico's Sandia National Laboratories is one of the few companies bold enough to try to influence the military's way of viewing warfare, with its development of a small, highly-maneuverable wheeled vehicle able to clear a room without causing casualties. Researchers involved in military affairs have been working on a revolution in military affairs--dubbed RMA--for the last decade in an effort to both improve and decrease the size of technology utilized by America's armed forces. The RMA has been officially endorsed by the Pentagon and hinges on the "system of systems" and the continued effort to shrink the size of needed military equipment. Adoption of the RMA ultimately lends itself to better communication with defense contractors, which develop military systems exactly as they are specified. U.S. technology significantly outweighed that of allies and other nations at the time of the Gulf War; however, such technology forces hostile countries to resort to guerilla or terrorist-style actions. Even though the Pentagon has endorsed improvements in military technology, the Army, Navy, and Air Force are concerned that ranks will disintegrate, since they will have to work together and forgo their long-running competitions. Another problem continues to be budget; even though the current president supports increased military funding, the Armed Forces would still need to expand by at least $50 billion annually. Advocates of new military technology estimate by 2040, the entire force will be composed of small special forces and a greater reliance on tele-operations. (www.redherring.com/) <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
