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| Netwar | ||
| Making use of various means to disrupt the enemy's military and civilian information networks. |
For the details on this item, see the entry for infowar, also from the Bruce Sterling novel.
| From Distraction,
by Bruce Sterling. Published by Bantam Spectra in 1998 Additional resources -
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