Initial supports to regulate information warfare's potentially lethal technologies and techniques

3rd International Conference on Information Warfare and Security

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 203-211

  Hyacinthe, Berg ^a   Fleurantin, Larry ^b  

^a Infosense Technologies and Research Inc   (United States)

^b Fleurantin and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyberwarriors; Information war crimes; Information warfare; Interstellar law; Lethal information technologies; WMD

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE; CRIME; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEMS; MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WARSHIPS;

CYBERWARRIORS; INFORMATION WAR; INFORMATION WARFARE; INTERSTELLAR LAW; WMD;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EID: 84873128400     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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