The Culture of Military Innovation

One would expect that countries accustomed to similar technologies would undergo analogous changes in their perception of and approach to warfare. However, the intellectual history of the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) in Russia, the US, and Israel indicates the opposite. Utilizing previously [...]
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One would expect that countries accustomed to similar technologies would undergo analogous changes in their perception of and approach to warfare. However, the intellectual history of the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) in Russia, the US, and Israel indicates the opposite. Utilizing previously inaccessible primary sources - and examining them through the lenses of social structure, cognitive styles, strategic mentality, organizational approach to innovations, culture of war, structure of the military bureaucracy, attitude to technology, and approach to weapons procurement - The Culture of Military Innovation suggests that strategic culture accounts for the very different ways in which military innovations have developed in the three countries. The book offers a systematic, thorough, and unique approach to clarifying security issues that may well be applicable in other puzzling and counterintuitive situations. It is therefore an ideal reference work for practitioners, scholars, teachers, and students of security studies.