Return-Path: <sentto-279987-1622-998073409-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:38:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 28134 invoked by uid 510); 17 Aug 2001 18:37:13 -0000 Received: from n25.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.75) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 17 Aug 2001 18:37:13 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-1622-998073409-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.53] by mv.egroups.com with NNFMP; 17 Aug 2001 18:36:51 -0000 X-Sender: azb@llnl.gov X-Apparently-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_1); 17 Aug 2001 18:36:49 -0000 Received: (qmail 83690 invoked from network); 17 Aug 2001 18:36:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l7.egroups.com with QMQP; 17 Aug 2001 18:36:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO smtp-2.llnl.gov) (128.115.250.82) by mta1 with SMTP; 17 Aug 2001 18:35:59 -0000 Received: from poptop.llnl.gov (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp-2.llnl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.3/LLNL-gateway-1.0) with ESMTP id LAA00531 for <iwar@yahoogroups.com>; Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:35:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from catalyst.llnl.gov (catalyst.llnl.gov [128.115.222.68]) by poptop.llnl.gov (8.8.8/LLNL-3.0.2/pop.llnl.gov-5.1) with ESMTP id LAA02633 for <iwar@yahoogroups.com>; Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:35:58 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20010817113510.00b298d0@poptop.llnl.gov> X-Sender: e048786@poptop.llnl.gov X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 To: iwar@yahoogroups.com In-Reply-To: <001601c126ce$c19b8d80$6301a8c0@Ozair> From: Tony Bartoletti <azb@llnl.gov> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:46:51 -0700 Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [iwar] News Item and a Question Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit At 08:43 AM 8/17/01 +0500, Ozair wrote: >News Item ><snip> >By BBC Defence Correspondent Jonathan Marcus >Now that the Bush Administration has belatedly given its approval for >the Pentagon to order the first batch of advanced F-22 warplanes both >the US Air Force and the aircraft's manufacturers - Lockheed Martin - >will be relieved. > >Many feared that the F-22 could become the first high-profile victim of >Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's Pentagon reforms. > >Billed as a far-reaching attempt to re-shape the US military for the >conflicts of the 21st century, the Rumsfeld reform process has run into >the sand. > >It has prompted strong opposition from both Congress and senior serving >officers. Reform there still will be, but there are growing doubts about >its scale and scope. > > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1495000/1495340.s >tm > ><snip> > >Question >How would this impact the ability to move towards the Information >Warfare arena, would wars still be largely conventional? Ozair, You are kidding, right? No matter how "mature" info warfare may become, I cannot imagine that the bullet and bomb manufacturers will have to worry about sales. Information operations will be only another tool in the arsenal. Despite the advent of laser-guided smart bombs and EM-pulse weapons, hoards of machete-toting humans are still a force to contend with. Other opinions welcome! ___tony___ Tony Bartoletti 925-422-3881 <azb@llnl.gov> Information Operations, Warfare and Assurance Center Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, CA 94551-9900 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get VeriSign's FREE GUIDE: "Securing Your Web Site for Business." Learn about using SSL for serious online security. Click Here! http://us.click.yahoo.com/KYe3qC/I56CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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