Accession Number:

ADA346285

Title:

The Soldier-Cyborg Transformation: A Framework for Analysis of Social and Ethical Issues of Future Warfare

Descriptive Note:

Strategic research project

Corporate Author:

ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Personal Author(s):

• Gagliano, Donald A.

Report Date:

1998-05-26

Pagination or Media Count:

53.0

Abstract:

Combining man and machine to enhance innate soldier capabilities is the hallmark of a soldier-cyborg transformation. Increasing the man-machine interface in the unpredictable environment of war has enormous potential to change the human dimension of war. This paper discusses the issues of values, ethics, and leadership concerning technologically advanced armed forces as they move warfare into the unfamiliar world of the cyborg.

Descriptors:

• *WARFARE
• *ETHICS
• MILITARY PERSONNEL
• LEADERSHIP
• DEMOGRAPHY
• MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS
• CYBERNETICS

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE