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I-Bomb, The

Synopsis
Claims that the idea of information as power is becoming a political reality: knowledge has become the weaponry of the future. Addresses the link between information technology and military power, using as an example the Gulf War, where in addition to tanks and troop, generals deployed computers to manage the information traffic of the 188,000 mobile satellite stations and 30m telephone calls that co-ordinated the air campaign. The i-bomb - information technology, the ‘triumph of software over steel’ - has become as significant in the 1990s as nuclear supremacy was to the superpowers of the Cold War. Asks if the US, with the most powerful armed force in the world, is equipped to fight and win the information war.
Series
Horizon, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production
1995
Availability
Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes
Broadcast on BBC 2 on 27 Mar 95.
Subjects
Information technology
Keywords
computer systems; Gulf War (1990-1991); military operations

Credits

Producer
Kate O’Sullivan
Contributor
John Lynch

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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