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...aper espouses a practical theory of airpower based on the synergistic relationship among societal structure and lines of communications that comprise infrastructure. Rather than isolating different elements of society and their concomitant targets, the theory views targets in a more holistic way. Of note, the theory articulates a culturally based paradigm with airpower app...

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...In this thesis, we propose a new manner of targeting economies—a holistic approach that accounts for the linkages between infrastructure elements and their resultant synergies. We first establish a theoretical foundation for targeting based on complexity science. This discipline examines the nature of complex, interconnected systems such as econ...

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... . . 7 Complex Systems Defined . . . . 7 Characteristics of Complex Systems . . . . . 10 Summary . . . . . 18 Notes . . . . . 19 3 SYNERGIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS . . . . 25 Targeting Issues . . . . . 25 Dissecting an Economy . . . . 27 Summary . . . . . 31 Notes . . . . . 32 4 MODELING AND SIMULATION TECHNIQUES . . . . 35 Targeting Philosophies . . . . 36...

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...rowing the infant democratic regime in Saudi Arabia. Government officials escape their military successors and lead a rebellion focused on Saudi oil infrastructure. The U.S. government's response is tepid due to the recent rise of a viable 3rd political party that leaves the Congress divided 3 ways and the branches of government struggle to cope with the political and ec...

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... 2 Rumblings of Laboratory Consolidation . . . 7 3 The Catalyst: National Defense Authorization Act and Vision 21 . . . . . . . . .23 4 Overhauling Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . 45 5 Laboratory Studies and Strategy . . . . . . . 71 6 Corona 1996: Leadership and Decisions . .93 7 The Last Dance: Meeting in the Secretary’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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...In this compelling study, Lt Col Carla D. Bass argues that the American military, underestimating vulnerabilities of the US information infrastructure, has based its strategic policy not on a firm foundation, but rather has built castles on sand. Lieutenant Colonel Bass believes that the United States cannot simply postulate doctrine and tactics which rely s...

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...e and Reliable . . . . . . . 12 A Limited Role for Nuclear Weapons . . . . . .13 Nuclear Posture Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Responsive Infrastructure and Replacement Warheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 3 THE CASE F...

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...ly identifying the enemy’s National Elements of Value (NEVs), 2) High technology, 3) An enemy dependent upon a well developed, modern and vulnerable infrastructure, and 4) Aerospace Control. The bulk of this study is devoted to defining this strategy and bettering our understanding of the first ingredient, that of choosing the best targets for attack....

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...esearch explores one technology—the microbial fuel cell (MFC)—that gives life to self-contained facilities decoupled from vulnerable supply lines and infrastructure networks. MFCs can dispose of waste (sewage, food scraps, gray water, etc.) while producing clean water (up to 70 percent of required volumes) and power (up to 600 watts per person). Using relevance tree method...

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... THE STARS . . . . . . . . 55 PRC Ballistic Missiles: An Overview . . . . . . .56 Chinese Nuclear Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 SPACE LAUNCH INFRASTRUCTURE . . . . . . . .58 INTERNATIONAL ASAT CAPABILITIES: HOW REAL THE THREAT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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....); tax revenue for the city and state; and improvements in airport and city infrastructure. Q: What about long-term benefits? A: Local companies ben...

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...ifferent vendors, to make better­informed purchasing decisions, and to plan infrastructure more effectively. COUNTER also provides vendors/intermediar...

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...st of the fun- damentalists are convinced that we are a society devoid of any infrastructure of uniform principles. Moreover, they are convinced tha... ...es. Moreover, they are convinced that we have already concluded that such an infrastructure cannot exist. Therefore, the fundamen- talists are posit...

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...URITY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT January 7, 2005 SUBCOMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND BORDER SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTER...

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...URITY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT January 7, 2005 SUBCOMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND BORDER SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTER...

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...t the world upon them’—He dispersed them in all the generations to be an infrastructure and existence and foundation for the sustenance of the worl...

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...and: 1803–10 CHAPTER EIGHT Penetrating the Interior: 1811–18 CHAPTER NINE Coastal Exploration—British and French: 1819–12 CHAPTER TEN The Infrastructure of Natural History: 1821–28 EPILOGUE Scientific index: hard copy only General index: hard copy only ...

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...ust OpenFlow The future of your data: Cloud, Fog, and Flood Security and Control in the Cloud: Three migration rules to break Why you should Waste Infrastructure: DevTest is Dead Software Defined Networking and Network Function Virtualization Cloud markets and networking layers" Our Market Landscape and an Awesome Prezi The Future - Floods of Cloud Uses: 2014 onward...

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... crushed to the ground, bombed, and the Allies had dismantled all major industrial factory equipment and shipped it abroad for others' use. Germany's infrastructure had been destroyed by British and American bombing and by fighting on the ground. Twelve months after the end of the war in Europe, it still took seventy-two hours to travel by rail from Munich to Hamburg. Heav...

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... interacting with client directly or with your own resources (onsite teams) • What is the current resource competency I have • What is the level of Infrastructure you have • Whether you are clients are expecting you to perform with certain maturity in some processes The Understanding on these questions will help you to think more on what you are going to gain by implem...