MARTIN BAYER Correspondent for Germany for Jane's Defence WeeklyGARY CHAPMAN Director of 'The 21st Century Project', University of Texas, USAGEOFFREY DARNTON Head of Knowledge Transfer, Institute of Business and Law, University of Bournemouth and Programme Leader for the MA in Information Systems Management, University of Bournemouth, UKSTEFAN FRITSCH Lecturer in International Relations, Department of History and Political Science, University of Salzburg, AustriaGUS HOSEIN Visiting Fellow, Department of Information Systems, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKBRUCE D. LARKIN Professor Emeritus of Politics, University of California, USADIEGO LATELLA Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University of Pisa, ItalyMASSIMO MAURO Principal Administrator, Council of the European Union, Directorate-General C 1 (Internal Market)MIKE MOORE Contributing Editor of The Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsPETER G. NEUMANN Principal Scientist, Computer Science Laboratory, SRI International, USAFANOURIOS PANTELOGIANNIS Research FellowJARI RANTAPELKONEN Information Operations Instructor, National Defence College, FinlandCARLO SCHAERF Professor of Physics, University of Rome, ItalyGIAN PIERO SIROLI Lecturer in Computer and Network Security, Department of Physics, University of Bologna, ItalyCHRIS WU Chief Editor of China Affairs and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Modern China

• List of Tables Notes on the Contributors Glossary Preface; G.Chapman , D.Latella & C.Schaerf PART ONE: CYBERWAR, NETWAR AND THE REVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS; DEFINING THE ISSUES Introduction: Defining the Issues; P.Trevorrow , S.Wright , D.C.Webb & E.F.Halpin Vitual Violence and Real War: Playing War in Computer Games: The Battle with Reality ; M.Bayer Strategic Information Warfare: An Introduction; G.P.Siroli PART TWO: IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROBLEM Virtuous Virtual War; J.Rantapelkonen Risks of Computer-Related Technology; P.G.Neumann Missile Defence - The First Steps towards War in Space?; D.C.Webb Technology as Source of Global Turbulence?; S.Fritsch Nuclear Weapons and the Vision of Command and Control; B.D.Larkin Information Warfare and the Laws of War; G.Darnton PART THREE: COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES R.M.A.: The Russian Way; F.Pantelogiannis An Overview of the Research and Development of Information Warfare in China; Chris Wu PART FOUR: WHAT IS BEING DONE OR MUST BE DONE? A Bridge Too Far?; M.Moore Threat Assessment and Protective Measures: Extending the Asia-Europe Meeting IV Conclusions on Fighting International terrorism and other Instruments to Cyber Terrorism; M.Mauro Policy Laundering and Other Policy Dynamics; I.R.Hosein Conclusion; S.Wright, P.Trevorrow, D.Webb & E.Halpin Index