New books sent to Secrecy News for review (thanks!) but not yet read include these:
Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World’s First Digital Weapon by Kim Zetter (reviewed in WaPo, WSJ)
Predator: The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution by Richard Whittle (reviewed in WaPo, WSJ)
National Security Affect from the Cold War to the War on Terror by Joseph Masco
Russlands “neuer Adel”: Die Macht Des Geheimdienstes Von Gorbatschow Bis Putin von Ulf Walther
Rather than get caught up in the buzzword flavor of the month, the policymaking ecosystem should study what’s actually working.
The U.S. does not lack ideas for improving its transportation system. What it needs is a research ecosystem capable of turning those ideas into deployed solutions.
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) is excited to announce that Kumar Garg and Matt Lira are joining the organization’s Board of Directors.
A cohesive strategy to achieve two goals: (1) deploy the clean energy and grid upgrades necessary to make energy affordable and combat climate change and (2) create governments that tangibly improve peoples’ lives.