Technology and National Security The influences of 9.11.01
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Technology and National SecurityThe influences of 9.11.01
•The Cold War –nuclear deterrence in a bifurcated world
•After the Cold War –dismantling nuclear arsenals
•After 9.11 –dealing with the diffusion of weapons technology
Technology and National Security After 9.11Roles and Consequences
• Home Land Security –computing, database, communications technologies: finding the ‘bad guys’; preserving our freedoms.The USA Patriot Act.
• The move from deterrence to preemptive action policy –spaced-based and aerial surveillance, electronic intelligence gathering, spooks.
• Diversification of our military mission –the role of technology and boots on ground in combat, pacification, and in nation-building.
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