24 Nov 2007
Open Source Warfare

It seems to me that this is a case of the State no longer having a complete monopoly on warfare - indeed, the State itself is morphing into a new institutional form (the terrorist cell).

In any event, if you're looking for a reason to doubt humanity's survival capability, look no further. The idea of basement nukes should scare the living daylights out of anyone.

Need a missile-guidance system? Buy yourself a Sony PlayStation 2. Need more capability? Just upgrade to a PS3. Need satellite photos? Download them from Google Earth or Microsoft's Virtual Earth. Need to know the current thinking on IED attacks? Watch the latest videos created by insurgents and posted on any one of hundreds of Web sites or log on to chat rooms where you can exchange technical details with like-minded folks.

(link) [IEEE Spectrum]

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