In the tradition of Future Shock, a fascinating, optimistic, and frightening look at the world we might inhabit in 2030

GPS Declassified examines the development of GPS from its secret, Cold War military roots to its emergence as a worldwide consumer industry. Drawing on previously unexplored documents, the authors examine how military rivalries influenced the creation of GPS and shaped public perceptions about its origin. Since the United States' first program to launch a satellite in the late 1950s, the nation has pursued dual paths into space-one military and secret, the other scientific and public. Among the many commercial spinoffs this approach has produced, GPS arguably boasts the greatest impact on our.

"THE FUTURE WARS: CONFLICT IN THE AGE OF INNOVATION" IS CONCEIVED WIT MULTIFACETED INTENTION, SERVING NOT ONLY AS A PROPHETIC CANVAS ON WHICH WE PAINT PLAUSIBLE SCENARIOS OFTOMORROW'S CONFLICTS BUT ALSO AS A CLARION CALL FOR PRE-EMPTIVE REFLECTION AND ACTION. AT THE HEART OF THIS ENDEAVOUR IS THE DESIRE TO EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND THE SHAPE THAT WAR MIGHT TAKE IN THE FUTURE, GIVEN THE RAPID ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY AND THE SHIFTING SANDS OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS. WITH AN EYE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AUTONOMOUS WEAPONS, CYBER WARFARE CAPABILITIES, AND SPACE-BASED COMBAT PLATFORMS, THIS BOOK SEEKS TO PAINT A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF WHAT THE ART OF WAR COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE DECADES TO COME. THE PURSUIT OF THIS KNOWLEDGE IS NOT TO STOKE THE FIRES OF CONFLICT BUT TO SMOTHER THE EMBERS BEFORE THEY FLAME. THROUGH A THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF POTENTIAL DANGERS AND ETHICAL QUANDARIES, "THE FUTURE WARS: CONFLICT IN THE AGE OF INNOVATION" AIMS TO INFORM AND PREPARE POLICY MAKERS, MILITARY LEADERS, SCHOLARS, AND CITIZENS ALIKE TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS THAT COULD AVERT DEVASTATING CONFLICTS. BY CONSIDERING THE IMPACT OF FUTURE WARS ON HUMAN SOCIETY, ECONOMIES, AND THE GLOBAL ORDER, THE BOOK INTENDS TO ELICIT A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF WAR AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS IN MAINTAINING PEACE.