I believe we are facing an electronic Pearl Harbor. All you need is a PC, a modem, a little skill and a lot of patience, and you can do a lot of damage.
Predictor: Gove, Ronald A.
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Computerworld, Gary Anthes writes about the statements made by attendees at a recent conference on information warfare, quoting Ronald A. Gove of Science Applications International. Anthes writes: ”Problems and threats: ‘I believe we are facing an electronic Pearl Harbor. All you need is a PC, a modem, a little skill and a lot of patience, and you can do a lot of damage.’ – Ronald A. Gove, Science Applications International Corp., McLean, Va.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics
Subtopic: Peacekeeping/Warfare
Name of publication: Computerworld
Title, headline, chapter name: Security Pundits Weigh War Threat
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Vol. 29, Issue 40, Page 71 ISSN: 00104841
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