JAMES BLACKWELL is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies where he is Director for Political- Military Studies. He earned his Ph.D. in International Security Studies at the Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, in 1985. A specialist in military technology, doctrine, and operations, Dr. Blackwell served previously in the U.S. Army and has taught at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He currently serves as co-chair of the Project on Persian Gulf War Military Lessons Learned. He is also the author of Thunder in the Desert: The Strategy and Tactics of the Persian Gulf War. His articles have appeared in Parameters, Military Technology, NATO's 16 Nations, and National Defense, and he has contributed to numerous books and edited volumes. He is coeditor, with Barry Blechman, of Making Defense Reform Work which was published in the spring of 1990. He has appeared on network television and radio worldwide and served as CNN's military analyst during the Persian Gulf crisis. Back to Table of Contents Prospects and Risks of Technology Dependence Back to SSI List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by US Army War College. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com