Cyber Operations as Nuclear Counterproliferation Measures

Cyber Forensics: A Military Operations Perspective

This paper discusses some of the unique military requirements and challenges in Cyber Forensics. A definition of Cyber Forensics is presented in a military context. Capabilities needed to perform cyber forensic analysis in a networked environment are discussed, along with a list of current shortcomings in providing these capabilities and a technology needs list. Finally, it is shown how these t...

Counterproliferation with Advanced Microarray Technology

n response to perceived terrorist biological threats within the United States, counterproliferation efforts have increased steadily in recent years. A variety of advanced technologies can be used to detect unknown organisms that may be potentially harmful to humans and/or the environment. However, fi rst responders need more rapid, reliable, and accurate detection devices than are now available...

Divergence measures and aggregation operations

"Attack" as a term of art in international law: The cyber operations context

This article examines the meanings of “attack” in international law. It points out that the term is used in two distinct bodies of that law. First, the term “armed attack” appears in the jus ad bellum, which governs when a State may resort to force as an instrument of its national policy. In that context, it serves as a condition precedent to the resort to force in self-defence pursuant to Arti...

Universal Agent Sensor for Counterproliferation Applications

echnologies to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by rogue governments and international terrorist organizations are a top national priority. One of the top development requirements is for highly sensitive and specific detection technologies for biological warfare agents. This article describes the development of sensors for field detection of weapons of mass destruction u...