Technology security and national power : winners and losers /
"Stephen D. Bryen shows how the United States has squandered its technological leadership through unwise policies. Starting from biblical times, he shows how technology has either increased national power or led to military and political catastrophe. He goes on to show how the US has eroded its...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Transaction Publishers,
[2016]
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| Summary: | "Stephen D. Bryen shows how the United States has squandered its technological leadership through unwise policies. Starting from biblical times, he shows how technology has either increased national power or led to military and political catastrophe. He goes on to show how the US has eroded its technological advantages, endangering its own security. This book extends across 3,000 years of history, from an induced plague in Athens to chemical weapons at Ypres to an atomic bomb on Hiroshima to the nuclear balance of terror. It describes new weapons systems and stealth jets, cyber attacks on national infrastructure, the looting of America's defense secrets, and much more. The core thesis is supported by unique insight and new documentation that reaches into today's conflicted world. More than a litany of recent failures and historical errors, this book is a wake-up call for political actors and government officials who seem unable tounderstand the threat. Technology Security and National Power proposes that the United States can again become a winner in today's globalized environment."-- |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 315 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-298) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781412862431 1412862434 9781412862677 1412862671 |