Cyber war and lessons from history in the digital age/ R. Gerald Hughes
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Intelligence and National Security : Vol. 35, No 2, March 2020, pp.300-305 (99)Summary: It explains how vital it is to understand the benefits and pitfalls of cyber technology by discussing historical cases of new technology shaping weaponry, war and preventing conflict. They argue, 'To realize its benefits, and to minimize the technology's destructive potential, the widest possible range of societies and states must learn to steward it wisely'. Through historical analysis of earlier technologies, it highlights on shed light on military-technological issues surrounding the use of cyber weapons, how effective they could be in a war and preventing cyber conflict.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Journal Article | Mindef Library & Info Centre Journals | CYBER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 64907-1001 |
It explains how vital it is to understand the benefits and pitfalls of cyber technology by discussing historical cases of new technology shaping weaponry, war and preventing conflict. They argue, 'To realize its benefits, and to minimize the technology's destructive potential, the widest possible range of societies and states must learn to steward it wisely'. Through historical analysis of earlier technologies, it highlights on shed light on military-technological issues surrounding the use of cyber weapons, how effective they could be in a war and preventing cyber conflict.
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