Tag: Technology
117 Articles
- Online Archive
Not So Fast: Pyongyang’s Nuclear Weapons Ambitions
The production of nuclear materials and their eventual weaponization, coupled with the complexities of the delivery systems, guidance sets and myriad other components makes this…
February 20, 2013
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Is Outer Space Safe?
Space today is dramatically different than it was when the Outer Space Treaty was negotiated nearly 50 years ago. Space applications and services touch countless facets of modern…
February 14, 2013
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Beyond Ethics: Drones in Realpolitik
Aside from the ethical dilemma associated with the use of drones in modern warfare (primarily associated with the impersonal killing of others that are subject of a forthcoming…
February 8, 2013
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A Theory of Cyber Deterrence
Deterrence is an example of a traditional security theory that could be superimposed on the cyber realm. Richard L. Kugler, a well-regarded analyst of national security policy,…
February 6, 2013
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The Proliferation of Drone Warfare: The Weakening of Norms and International Precedent
Michael C. Horowitz, in his widely praised book The Diffusion of Military Power, notes that states and non-state actors face a number of possible strategic choices when…
February 6, 2013
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Iran and the Threat of Nuclear Weapons: A Response to Kenneth Waltz
An eminent and lucid scholar, Waltz committed the error of trying to fit an incorrect piece of a puzzle into a coherent theory. His theory whereby nuclear powers have never gone…
August 20, 2012
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The Interest Group of the Century: The Internet
Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman Lamar Smith must be pleased with the arrest. As the authors of the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) and Stop Online Piracy Act )…
February 7, 2012