Comments on: Religion, Radicalization and the future of Terrorism https://lifeboat.com/blog/2008/08/religion-radicalization-and-the-future-of-terrorism Safeguarding Humanity Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:50:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Ole Peter Galaasen https://lifeboat.com/blog/2008/08/religion-radicalization-and-the-future-of-terrorism#comment-26423 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:02:40 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=165#comment-26423 This is very interesting research. I’ve had a closer look at what has become known as 5th generational warfare (5GW) and it looks at many of the same developments.

See: http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2008/02…-supe.html

Superempowerment is a much richer and more complex phenomenon than a mere reduction in scale (down to a single attacker). Instead, superempowerment describes the process by which individuals and small groups are using;
* rapidly improving tools (the doubling rate of Moore’s law applied to technologies accessible to the average individual),
* connectivity to a global community and its resources (how to use those tools from MIT courseware to Jihadi “how to” sites),
* and newly accessible forms of economic activity that transcend state control,

to radically improve their productivity in warfare. This is definitely a qualitative change in the conduct of warfare, although it is still early. It will become transformational as the technologies of self-replication begin to reach their full potential.

]]> By: Anonymous https://lifeboat.com/blog/2008/08/religion-radicalization-and-the-future-of-terrorism#comment-26120 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:00:24 +0000 http://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=165#comment-26120 I don’t see the significance of religion in this issue. What does it matter?

Also, the PN never “swatted” anyone. Don’t you think that would be bigger news than a blog post? The SL furries are just enhancing the truth, as usual.

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