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Advanced information technologies will have a profound effect on our national security. Driven by the need to understand this revolution and to take steps towards defending against information attack, the editors provided this thorough examination of information warfare, with implications for the U.S. and other countries.
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Brings together work by 20 experts in information technology and defense policy to tackle issues of the US' vulnerability due to its heavy reliance on advanced information systems. Examines vulnerability to information attacks on vital domestic systems such as transportation, communications, finance, and utilities, and shows how the same techniques that can be used to disrupt and manipulate civilian targets can be used to degrade performance of US military forces. The authors are associated with the RAND Corporation and its Project AIR FORCE. Lacks a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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