3. COMMAND & CONTROL
THEMES
This week we review the history of computer-mediated communication,
from its origins in nuclear war planning, through the emergence of the
Internet.
READINGS
Freidman, Chapter 2.
GOING FURTHER
To remind us of the military roots of cyberspace, read Bruce Sterling's
classic article, "War
Is Virtual Hell."
Then look at Cyberwar
--a paper by John Arquilla and David Ronefeldt, a couple of policy analysts
employed by the US government: it clearly identifies the anxiety felt by
state authorities about the threat the Internet presents to governmental
authority.
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