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

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