ABSTRACT
Advances in science and technology have had a major impact on the conduct of war throughout history.1 On a popular view, the development of warfare has been punctuated by so-called ‘revolutions in military affairs’, periods of rapid change in military thinking and practice; scientific and technological transformations have played a significant role in such change.2 At the time of writing, we appear to be in the midst of one such revolution in military affairs, namely an information revolution.3 This revolution has been facilitated by the development of digital computers and their wide adoption in society at large and in military systems in particular.
