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A 6 page paper arguing that regardless of how mechanized and technologically advanced warfare becomes, it will still contain the 'fog and friction' described by Karl von Clausewitz. While technology will assist on the battlefield, it will not make up for numerous other factors. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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has been dead for 167 years, his assertion that the "fog and friction" of war will be a part of any battlefield encounter is still accurate. Clausewitz is best
remembered particularly for having said that, "War is not merely a political act, but also a political instrument, a continuation of political relations, a carrying out of the same by
other means" (Jones 1). For most political scientists and historians, this statement has become the most articulate working definition of war. "Vom Kriege" ("On War") his unfinished masterpiece that
has become a standard tome in the library of military history and philosophy, was published in 1833. Former Vice Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Owens is
sadly mistaken in his assertion that technology will allow the "fog of war" to be lifted once and for all. One would think (and hope) that as the
current civilization roles into the 21st century, it would have learned that the "fog of war" is always at work on the battlefield, whether the battle is being waged in
the trenches of World War I France or the sterile environment of a computerized logistical center. Earlier this month (3/11/98), the Airland Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed
Forces held hearings on land forces modernization. At that time, numerous members of the Senate and high-ranking military official addressed the issues of battlefield technology. One of the
expert witnesses, Lt. General Paul Kern, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development and Acquisition noted that from a technology standpoint, the United States is the world leader in
information technologies. He added that as a result of that leadership "were leveraging that capability into our armed forces by first demonstrating to ourselves through experimentation what that really
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