Category Strategy, Policy & Governance

Hacking of Electronic Voting Machines is a threat to Democracy, DARPA Is Building a Open Source, Secure Voting System

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The introduction of the electronic voting machines in India at the turn of the century  had aided in  reducing instances of capturing of polling stations and stuffing of ballot boxes by mobs hired by political parties. Using data from state elections,…...

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Scientists discovering new alternatives to ease demand for scarce Rare-Earth minerals

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REEs are a series of chemical elements found in the Earth’s crust that are essential components of many technologies, including electronics, computer and communication systems, transportation, health care, and national defense. Rare Earths Elements (REE) are incorporated into many sophisticated…...

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China deploying Ocean of things, through distributed network Maritime Surveillance Platforms in South China Sea

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China has carried out militarization of Spratly Islands and other islands in South china sea by building military bases on them along with giant runways, ports, bunkers, and sensor arrays. Several islands were constructed with airstrips and harbors capable of…...

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New Radiation detecting sensors and systems being developed for threat of dirty bomb attack and Nuclear accidents

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There is also  growing concern that the widespread availability of radiological materials may result in a dirty bomb attack. Recently a secret group of fewer than 10 people in undercover congressional operation was easily able to buy the raw ingredients for a…...

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NATO planning advanced submarine sensing and hunting technologies for Russian ultra quiet submarines

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Russia is seeking to further bolster its sub-surface capabilities, with new generations of conventional and nuclear propulsion submarines, which promise to be significantly more difficult to detect and track for western naval forces. This includes the Yasen, Lada, Borei and…...

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Attacking ISIS by Cyber warfare and dropping cyber bombs was new strategy implemented by US, UK & Australia

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United States opened a new line of combat against the Islamic State, directing the military’s eight-year-old Cyber Command for the first time to mount computer-network attacks that are now being used alongside more traditional weapons. In 2009, US established, USCYBERCOM for…...

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Fake news is difficult to identify and fix, require new regulations and technologies for combating it.

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Fake news or junk news or pseudo-news is a type of yellow journalism or propaganda that consists of deliberate disinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional print and broadcast news media or online social media. This type of news, found in…...

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The Israel Defense Forces , the first army in the world to operationally deploy robots (UGVs), also becoming their big exporter

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Israel is a high-tech superpower and one of the world’s top weapons exporters with approximately $6.5 billion in annual arms sales. Since 1985, for example, Israel is the world’s largest exporter of drones, responsible for about 60 percent of the global…...

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Militaries race for Psychological warfare dominance, from Russia’s Gerasimov doctrine to China’s three Warfares to DARPA’s mind control

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Psychological warfare involves the planned use of propaganda and other psychological operations to influence the opinions, emotions, motives, reasoning,  attitudes, and behavior of opposition groups. Psychological warfare consists of attempts to make your enemy lose confidence, give up hope, or…...

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Countries developing long range Artillery systems to penetrate anti-access/area denial networks, US Army plans Strategic Long-Range Cannon

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During the first half of the twentieth century, armies grew enamored with the concept of “super guns”—huge artillery systems able to bombard cities up dozens of miles behind the frontline. During World War I, Imperial Germany deployed the infamous Paris…...

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