I am not happy with the term 'disruptive defense' but at the same time I hope we're on the eve of some creative destruction

I like some of the
people using the term "disruptive defense," but I don't think I like the term
itself. I know what they mean by disruptive technologies, but the term standing alone makes it seem like
disrupting is an end in itself. I don't care if something is disruptive, I care
if it makes our military more effective and our society better and safer. Some
of those changes will be disruptive, others will not.

Still, I am
sympathetic. The more I look at today's defense establishment, the more I think
it is mired in the industrial age, especially its personnel policies -- which I
believe are at the core of how our military operates and adapts, or doesn't. If
we are to continue as a topmost military power, those policies are going to
have to be overhauled entirely. And not by the people currently in charge of
them.

We also probably
need to see the defense industrial base go the way of the trolley. In five
years, Amazon and Google probably are going to know more about drones and robots than anyone in
the military. So yes, I hope we are on the eve of creative destruction. Disrupt
away, fellas.