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Cheap technology will challenge US Tactical Dominance

Hammes, 2016

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7127715835546935959
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Hammes T
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Joint Force Quarterly

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The convergence of dramatic improvements in the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, materials, additive manufacturing, and nanoenergetics is dramatically changing the character of conflict in all domains. This convergence is creating a massive increase in …
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