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Book SynopsisThe 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.
Table of ContentsList of Tables Notes on the Contributors Glossary Preface; G.Chapman , D.Latella & C.Schaerf PART ONE: CYBERWAR, NETWAR AND THE REVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS; DEFINING THE ISSUES Introduction: Defining the Issues; P.Trevorrow , S.Wright , D.C.Webb & E.F.Halpin Vitual Violence and Real War: Playing War in Computer Games: The Battle with Reality ; M.Bayer Strategic Information Warfare: An Introduction; G.P.Siroli PART TWO: IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROBLEM Virtuous Virtual War; J.Rantapelkonen Risks of Computer-Related Technology; P.G.Neumann Missile Defence - The First Steps towards War in Space?; D.C.Webb Technology as Source of Global Turbulence?; S.Fritsch Nuclear Weapons and the Vision of Command and Control; B.D.Larkin Information Warfare and the Laws of War; G.Darnton PART THREE: COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES R.M.A.: The Russian Way; F.Pantelogiannis An Overview of the Research and Development of Information Warfare in China; Chris Wu PART FOUR: WHAT IS BEING DONE OR MUST BE DONE? A Bridge Too Far?; M.Moore Threat Assessment and Protective Measures: Extending the Asia-Europe Meeting IV Conclusions on Fighting International terrorism and other Instruments to Cyber Terrorism; M.Mauro Policy Laundering and Other Policy Dynamics; I.R.Hosein Conclusion; S.Wright, P.Trevorrow, D.Webb & E.Halpin Index
