The Impact of High Technology on the Physiological and Psychological Dimensions of Warfare

In the spring of 1996 Dr. Robert Kennedy met with Dr. Earl Tilford, Colonel John O'Shea and Dr. Frank Hurley to discuss the next iteration of U.S. ground forces, Army XXI. Aware of the military's on going effort to creating Force XXI, the discussion centered around the desirability, the need and possible outcomes of examining the Army's requirements for the future and what issues the national security community must take on to insure that the Army and the military are capable of meeting these requirements in a timely manner. The need to define future adversaries and their modus operandi soon became evident. Hence the first of a proposed series of Army After Next Conferences, "Beyond the Technological Frontiers of Force XXI", with the focus on identifying WHO the enemy might be and how THEY are likely to fight was conducted in the fall of 1996. This conference, the second of that series had as its goal an examination of the human factors of fighting as part of the ground forces of the future, and was held in the fall of 1997 in Atlanta. Its title, "The Impact of High Technology on the Physiological and Psychological Dimensions of Warfare," aptly describes its content. These proceedings are derived in large part from audio recordings of the conference or, as noted within, in some few cases are synopses of papers presented. It is anticipated that additional conferences will be supported by ARO, AWC and TRADOC and devoted to insuring the Army, and ultimately the Force, is capable and ready to meet future challenges on any nature.Army War Coll Strategic Studies Inst Carlisle Barracks PA is the author of 'The Impact of High Technology on the Physiological and Psychological Dimensions of Warfare' with ISBN 9781423556015 and ISBN 1423556011.