The Next World War: Computers Are the Weapons & the Front Line Is Everywhere

Adams, James

ISBN 10: 0684834529 / ISBN 13: 9780684834528

Published by Simon & Schuster, 1998

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster, NY, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. NEAR FINE hardcover book in NEAR FINE dust-jacket. "Prescient" is the word that comes to mind regarding this book's subject matter. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Next World War: Computers Are the Weapons & the Front Line Is Everywhere
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684834529
• ISBN 13: 9780684834528
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 22 ounces

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Synopsis

The Washington bureau chief of the London Sunday Times draws on two decades of research and intelligence to present his theory that information is becoming the ultimate weapon as computer chips have permanently changed the nature of warfare. 30,000 first printing.

Review

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) "U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services James Adams has done an admirable job of bringing the various aspects of information warfare together and analyzing the vulnerabilities of armies and civil societies to attacks on their infrastructures. "The Next World War" is a clarion call to prepare for threats that are already materializing. The challenges confronting contemporary and future states are considerable, and we ignore them at our peril.

Tom Clancy James Adams is one of the world's best defense journalists.

Ronald Kessler "author of "Inside the White House" and "Inside the CIA" An eye-opening, inside look at some of the most closely held technological secrets in the U.S. government.