Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICA
L DEVELOPMENT ON DEFEN
SE PLANNING IN EAST ASIA
Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi, PhD
Ground
Maritime
Air
Outerspace
Cyberspace
Enablers
Assets
Vulnerabiliti
es
Threats
Political-economic motives
Self-reliance
Prestige and pride
Export opportunities
Power projection
Ballistic missile defense
Command and Control
Amphibious capabilities
Cyber/electronic capabilities
Information systems
Outer-space
General themes
Increase effective and efficiency f
or operations
Deterrence, intelligence, surveilla
nce, reconnaissance
Quick, precise warfare
*Particular technologies are made f
or particular purposes
Incremental upgrades
Command
and control
Communication devices
Navigational instruments
Operation instruments
ISR systems
Armaments
Force multipliers (e.g. refuelin
g)
etc.
Asymmetric capabilities i
nnovation in the use of we
apons
North Korea
Use
of old/simple technol
ogies, and modifications t
o compensate for technol
ogical inferiority
Asymmetric warfare the o
nly option
Increase concerns
so much about states arming to attack, but how they avoid conflict thro
ugh coercion
Conflict caused by miscalculation, miscommunication, and misinterpretatio
n
Debatable
Military
Capability
Force
Structure
Platforms
Platforms
Infrastruct
Infrastruct
ure
ure
Operationa
l
Preparedn
ess
Personnel
Personnel
Manageme
Manageme
nt
nt
Supplies
Supplies
Vehicles
Vehicles
Weapons
Weapons
Facilities
Facilities
Network
Network
Training
Training
Education
Education
Energy
Energy
Spares
Spares
Food
Food
Logistics
Logistics
Policies/strategies/operations/tactics
hardware and software
Force
structure
Operational preparedness
Complexity
Governa
nce
Capacity
Costs
Resources
Ethics
Practice
s
Process
es
Laws
Balancing
R&D
Acquisition
Organizational adaptability
Operations
Controlling
Sovereign states have the right to pursue capabilities for national defen
se as long as they do not destabilize regional security
Domestic and regional measures needed to ensure regional security
Arms control
Export control
Code of conduct
Confidence building measures
Transparency and information sharing
Military cooperation (alliances and beyond)
Thank You!
Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi
Ryo.Hinata.Yamaguchi@gmail.com