military policy

This article examines the peculiarities of the influence of modern high technologies on military policy and national security of the state. The author notes that there has been a transition from the three-dimensional environment of military confrontation to a multidimensional – spatial one. The space of struggle is becoming not only the aerospace, marine and land environment, but also the deep rear, the information environment and the psychology of the masses.

In the 21st century, military conflicts continue to act as a tool for resolving interstate contradictions that are not settled by political methods. At the same time, methods of using military force and means of destruction have undergone significant changes, becoming more accurate, more powerful and more destructive. Humanity suff ers damage from their use not only in the socio-economic, but also in the environmental spheres.