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— A RECIPE FOR REVOLUTION — such calculated evil, will never come to 13 Dad alt How many ‘death metal’ records perma- pass, but should you detect any warning 4" Ibid. p31, nently burned their nihilistic messages into signs suggesting that it is, now you may 15. Electronic Surveillance Project, Association of teenage memories? How many children also know what others to expect. National Security Alumni, PO Box 13625, Silver lost their innocence to hate and fear? And if ‘forewarned is forearmed', then, Spring, Maryland, 20911-3625, USA. The final paragraph of "The Revolution clearly, contributing to chaos and social 16. 1992-93 figures provided in correspondence in Military Affairs and Conflict Short of disintegration would only be to play pre- from the project director to the author. Current fig- War" " 7 5 r ures reported in writing to the author by = ew P © cisely the role that you are being so devi- the director of the International Association for the "Distilled to their essence, revolutions ously lured into playing, leading you—all Convention Against Offensive Microwave Weapons, are acts of supreme creativity. The US mil- of us—straight into their technological PO Box 58700, Philadelphia, PA 19102-8700, USA. itary is not inherently hostile to creativity, clutches. Don't fall into that trap. 17. Julianne McKinney, "Microwave Harassment & but is cautious. If the nation—our political Work together—don't tear each other Mind-Control Experimentation", Report : and intellectual leaders and the public— apart. Supplement, November 1993 (with refs), Electronic ‘ m < . Are Surveillance Project, Association of National decide that improving American capabili- Security Alumni, Siiver Spring, Maryland, USA. ties in conflicts short of war is necessary Fgotnotes: 18. Correspondence from Julianne McKinney, and desirable, the preeminent task for the 1. Steven Metz and James Kievit, "The Revolution _ Director of the Electronic Surveillance Project, military is to continue to build and enlarge in Military Affairs and Conflict Short of War", Association of National Security Alumni, to Steven a culture of creativity and strategic entre- Strategic Studies Institute (SSI), US Army War Metz, Ph.D., and LTC James Kievit, cc: Col. John preneurship among the officer corps. To College, Carlisle Barracks, PA 17103-5050, USA, W. Mounicastle, Director, Strategic Studies Institute, some extent this has begun. The changes US Government Printing Office, 1994-504- US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA leading to AirLand Battle, victory in the Mg ne 1713-050, USA, dated 8 Fanutary 1995. »» DP. ¥. 19. Ibid. Gulf War, and the current RMA were i i 20. See, for example, “New Waming System Near", supremely creative. Still, these were only The New York Times, 14 December 1994, p. A20. first steps. To make a revolution in conflict 21. Entire recipe for "RMA" in correspondence short of war will be more difficult. But to from Julianne McKinney, Director of the Electronic allow technology to develop without con- Surveillance Project, Association of National comitant creativity would, in the end, Security Alumni, to Steven Metz, Ph.D. and LTC endanger the Nation's security."” James Kicvil, op cit. 22. Metz and Kievit, op. cit., p. 33. Hopefully such calculated barbarism, such calculated evil, will never come to How many ‘death metal’ records perma- pass, but should you detect any warning nently burned their nihilistic messages into signs suggesting that it is, now you may teenage memories? How many children also know what others to expect. lost their innocence to hate and fear? And if ‘forewarned is forearmed’, then, The final paragraph of "The Revolution clearly, contributing to chaos and social in Military Affairs and Conflict Short of disintegration would only be to play pre- War" states: cisely the role that you are being so devi- "Distilled to their essence, revolutions ously lured into playing, leading you—all are acts of supreme creativity. The US mil- of us—straight into their technological itary is not inherently hostile to creativity, clutches. Don't fall into that trap. but is cautious. If the nation—our political Work together—don't tear each other and intellectual leaders and the public— apart. decide that improving American capabili- ties in conflicts short of war is necessary Eggtnotes: and desirable, the preeminent task for the }. Steven Metz and James Kievit, “The Revolution military is to continue to build and enlarge in Military Affairs and Conflict Short of War", a culture of creativity and strategic entre- Strategic Studies Institute (SSI), US Army War preneurship among the officer corps. To College, Carlisle Barracks, PA 17103-5050, USA, some extent this has begun. The changes a Printing Office, 1994-504- leading to AirLand Battle, victory in the 4 jig 5 . Le Gulf War, and the current RMA were 3. Ibid, pp. v-vi. supremely creative. Still, these were only 4. Ibid., p. vii. first steps. To make a revolution in conflict 5. Ibid., p. 7. short of war will be more difficult. But to 6. Ibid., p. 10. allow technology to develop without con- 7. Ibid. p. 1. comitant creativity would, in the end, ® Ibid. p. 15. endanger the Nation's security."” i ir apart. 78 © NEXUS JUNE - JULY 1995