Scrutinizing New Nukes
A comprehensive examination of U.S. nuclear weapons policies should be undertaken before the government proceeds beyond the initial stages of producing a new
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Quantum cryptography is hacked
Most quantum networks send secret data in the polarization of photons. The sender encodes each photon’s polarization such that the receiver who tries
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Cryptome: cease & desist letter
VERIO An NTT Communications Company Writer’s Direct Numbers o) 303-645-1912 fax) 303-708-2445 e-mail: dthompson[at]verio.net April 20, 2007 Via Certified Mail John Young Cryptome
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US missile shield questioned
The director of Moscow’s Center for Policy Studies, Dr Vladimir Orlov, told ISN Security Watch that “Russia is suspicious that this is only
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Space Wars: The First Six Hours of World War III
The wargaming scenarios—as well as some of the “real-world” scenarios—in Space Wars are amalgamations of outcomes and insights gained from actual wargames, such
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Create an Alien, Win A-Prize!
RU Sirus interviews Dr. Alan Goldstein. We won’t discover the first alien lifeforms out amongst the stars, says Dr. Alan Goldstein. We will
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The militarization of neuroscience
According to Jonathan Moreno’s fascinating and frightening new book, Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense (Dana Press 2006), the Defense Advanced Research
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Revolution, flashmobs, and brain chips. A grim vision of the future
Information chips implanted in the brain. Electromagnetic pulse weapons. The middle classes becoming revolutionary, taking on the role of Marx’s proletariat. The population
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Smart dust to explore space
BBC reports: If they were to be used for planetary exploration, smart dust particles would have to carry sensors. But current chemical sensors
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The latest on Identity Cards and Databases in the UK
A piece from New Scientist’s Back Page may help explain why iris recognition, originally touted as one of the ID Card’s biometrics, was
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