![]() ![]() military is both yearning to get back to its roots in high-end conflict and wondering how to counter old adversaries with new hi-tech tools.Īn unabashed, 21st century update of the Tom Clancy thrillers that won a huge following in the 1980s and ’90s, the novel’s action ranges from space, where Beijing has disabled America’s satellite network to cyberspace, where Chinese digital warriors have penetrated sensitive U.S. ![]() Ghost Fleet has landed at an auspicious time: After 15 years of grinding ground wars against elusive insurgents armed with homemade bombs, the U.S. Ghost Fleet, a novel about a future world war pitting China and Russia against a complacent United States, has become fodder for training sessions and seminars at bases across the United States, as well as briefings for national security council staff at the White House.Īt a time when commanders and intelligence officials are worried about retaining America’s technological edge against resurgent great power rivals - crystallized in Friday’s release of the Defense Department’s annual report on China - the book has captured imaginations and sparked debate inside the Pentagon. It’s on the desks of four-star generals and junior naval officers, and it has found its way on to the recommended reading lists for every branch of the American military. ![]()
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