Title: The Impact of Technology on Warfare | The Classroom
Headings: The Impact of Technology on Warfare
The Impact of Technology on Warfare
Technology Improvements vs. Technological Breakthroughs
The Impact of Technology on Warfare
Positive Effects of Military Technology on Society
History of Military Technology Timeline
Advancements in Technology Compared to Strategies
Military Technology as a Peacekeeper

Content: Positive Effects of Military Technology on Society
Military technology advances frequently pave the way for advances that benefit society during periods of peace. Perhaps one of the most iconic examples can be found in the U.S. and Soviet space programs of the 1950s and 1960s. The same V2 rockets that Nazi Germany had used to terrorize London during World War II became the basis of both the U.S. and Soviet space programs. Neil Armstrong would not have been the first man to land on the moon if it had not been for the V2 rocket technology. In fact, the chief architect of NASA's Apollo Saturn V rocket was Wernher von Braun, inventor of the V2. Ambulances were originally developed by the Spanish in 1487 as a way to get wounded soldiers away from the battleground quickly. Of course, they were not motorized back then. The internet is a direct descendant of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, which connected military and educational institutions. The GPS was originally developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. Duct tape was invented during World War II as a water-resistant way to seal ammunition cases.