CYBERWAR, NETWAR AND THE REVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS; ED. BY EDWARD HALPIN

The end of the Cold War, the Revolution in Military Affairs, 9/11 and the War on Terror have radically altered the nature of conflict and security in the twenty-first century. This book considers how developments in technology could and are effecting the prosecution of war and what the changing nature of warfare means for human rights and civil society. The End Of The Cold War Ushered In A New Phase Of Global Security In Which New Threats And Challenges Emanate From Non-conventional Sources, And In Which The Weapons And Means To Prosecute War Harness New Technology. By The Mid-1990's Terms Such As Cyberwar And Netwar Were Being Used To Explain A New Way Of Thinking About War. The Intervening Years Have Seen The Development Of New Defence Policies, Such As The Us 2020 Vision And The Revolution In Military Affairs, Whilst The Threat Of Terrorism Has Become A Painful And Sad Reality. The Period Has Also Seen The Development And Deployment Of A Range Of New Technologies For Military Operations Ranging From New Smart Mechanisms To Deliver Weapons, To Surveillance And Communications Technologies That Can Change The Very Nature Of Warfare And Security. This Book Attempts To Consider This Balance Between The Technologies And Policies Deployed To Respond To Terror And The Need For Human And Civil Rights. Defining The Issues / Dr. Philippa Trevorrow ... [et Al.] -- Virtual Violence And Real War / Martin Bayer -- Strategic Information Warfare / Gian Piero Siroli -- Virtuous Virtual War / Jari Rantapelkonen -- Risks Of Computer-related Technology / Dr. Peter G. Neumann -- Missile Defence / Professor David Webb -- Technology As A Source Of Global Turbulence? / Dr. Stefan Fritsch -- Nuclear Weapons And The Vision Of Command And Control / Dr. Bruce D. Larkin -- Information Warfare And The Laws Of War / Geoffrey Darnton -- Rma / Fanourios Pantelogiannis -- An Overview Of The Research And Development Of Information Warfare In China / Chris Wu -- A Bridge Too Far / Mike Moore -- Threat Assessment And Protective Measures / Massimo Mauro -- Policy Laundering, And Other Policy Dynamics / Dr. Gus Hosein. Edited By Edward Halpin ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The end of the Cold War, the Revolution in Military Affairs, 9/11 and the War on Terror have radically altered the nature of conflict and security in the Twenty-first Century. This book considers how developments in technology effect the prosecution of war and what the changing nature of warfare means for human rights and civil society. The end of the Cold War ushered in a new phase of global security in which new threats and challenges emanate from non-conventional sources, and in which the weapons and means to prosecute war harness new technology. By the mid-1990's terms such as cyberwar and netwar were being used to explain a new way of thinking about war. The intervening years have seen the development of new defence policies, such as the US 2020 Vision and the Revolution in Military Affairs, whilst the threat of terrorism has become a painful and sad reality. The period has also seen the development and deployment of a range of new technologies for military operations ranging from new smart mechanisms to deliver weapons, to surveillance and communications technologies that can change the very nature of warfare and security. This book attempts to consider this balance between the technologies and policies deployed to respond to terror and the need for human and civil rights