Technology security and national power : winners and losers / Stephen D. Bryen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryen, Stephen D. (Stephen David)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military readiness.

Technology and state.

Industries--Security measures.

Industries.

National security.

World politics.

Physical Description:

xii, 315 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick (U.S.A.) : Transaction Publishers, [2016]

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."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The ancients and technology

Technology, security, and doctrine

Did a microchip win the Cold War?

The Soviet military build up and Direktorat T

Proliferation

Cyber warfare

Codes, ciphers, encryption, and technology security

Technology security and export controls

Mobile devices and technology security

Military industry and technology security

A new approach to technology security in a globalized world

Winners and losers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781412862431

1412862434

9781412861984

1412861985

9781412862677

1412862671

OCLC:

910309938