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October

07
2009

12:30 pm EDT - 1:30 pm EDT

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The Scouting Report: Future U.S. Defense Needs in a High Technology Present

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

The Brookings Institution
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Washington, DC

Advancements in technology, new modes of warfare and new actors in conflict are changing our understanding of national security and defense capabilities in the evolving context of the twenty-first century.

On Wednesday, October 7, Peter W. Singer, director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative at Brookings and author of the book Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century, and Fred Barbash, senior editor at Politico, answered questions about defense in a high-tech world, including: current U.S. defense needs; defense energy security; and future priorities such as robotic warfare on the ground, in the air and from space.

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