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Concludes an issue concerning the impact of the information technology revolution on the provision of US national security. The articles address three fundamental challenges: (1) ensuring democratic accountability in overseeing the actions involved in the war on terrorism; (2) the potential role of the private sector in providing for national security; & (3) balancing the need for security against the need to protect civil liberties. The author comments on the articles from the viewpoints of deterrence & crisis management; military strategy & organization; & democratic oversight & public-private cooperation. L. A. Hoffman

The San Francisco Chronicle ; Even on the brink of a major military campaign against Iraq, there is still time to reflect on whether the use of force is the preferred way of keeping nuclear or biological weapons out of al Qaeda's hands.

Explores recent consensus that the US must accelerate development of precision-strike weapons and advanced communication systems; predicts three likely major shifts in defense policy as a result of open debate surrounding the issue. Covers Joint Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar System (JSTARS), Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), and the Royal Navy.

Strategic Review ; The profound effects of the information revolution imply a need to reconsider many of the central tenets of military strategy, doctrine and organization. Indeed, dominance of the information spectrum may foster the emergence of a new paradigm of "control warfare" that will supersede its attrition- and maneuver-oriented predecessors. In the near term, this shift may allow a period in which smaller forces will prevail against much more numerous, thought less proficient, adversaries. Over time, though, the new strategies, doctrines and force postures will be imitated widely, leveling the field and allowing the reincorporation of older attritional and maneuver techniques.