Conquering the minds, conquering Iraq: The social production of misinformation in the United States - a case study

In the lead-up to the Iraq War, the Bush administration rallied the American public for war via claims that they held unassailable evidence that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and through the insinuation that links existed between Iraq and al Qaeda, and Iraq and the 11 September 2001 attacks. Despite the introduction of compelling evidence that these claims were false, more than 18 months after the official end of the war half of the American population continued to believe that either weapons of mass destruction had been found or that Iraq possessed a developed program for creating them. The prevalence of these misperceptions suggests important questions: How and why could such a significant percentage of the population remain so misinformed? What was the social process leading to the widespread adoption of misinformation? And what were the political effects of these misperceptions? This article proposes an analytical model that outlines both the production of these misperceptions and their political ramifications. It argues that the misperceptions about the Iraq war were socially produced via a complex interaction between a variety of factors including: the general climate of fear in America in the post-9/11 era, Bush administration agenda-setting strategies, and brokering between the political and communication establishments.     

浅析黑客攻击常用手段及安全防护

黑客的各种攻击手段严重威胁着Internet的安全,文章阐述了黑客攻击的一般步骤,并着重介绍了黑客攻击的常用手段以及相对应的防范措施.     

英国武器装备采办竞争与规制的做法和启示

英国在武器装备采办竞争与规制中,积极推行私有化改革,建立竞争的产权基础;出台政策文件,专门阐释竞争政策;努力消除民用企业、中小企业参与武器装备采办竞争的障碍;对非竞争性采办实施激励性规制,复制市场竞争压力。这些做法对我国武器装备采办竞争与规制改革具有很大的启示。     

生物恐怖——和平社会的潜在危机

自9·11以来,生物恐怖作为一种极其危险和具有潜在威胁的恐怖活动逐渐受到人们的重视。近年来,我国政府高度重视反生物恐怖能力建设,本文对生物恐怖和国外现代生物国防的研究进展加以综述,以期对我国现代化国防建设提供参考和启示。     

Sociology and nuclear weapons: A view from outside

Calling attention to the relatively few contributions made by sociologists to the study of nuclear issues, a political scientist suggests a number of areas and questions that sociology may be particularly well equipped to deal with. The study is divided into a canvas of questions that come from the first 45 years of the nuclear age, and then assesses the questions that may emerge in an evolving post-Cold War era.     

浅谈图书馆的网络安全

目前Internet火爆全球,可令人头疼的问题也随之而来,那就是由于“黑客”在网上的活动极具危害性及破坏性,网络安全问题已成为网络管理员关注的头等大事.本文探讨了网络系统经常面对的各种安全威胁,阐述了武汉科技大学图书馆信息管理系统所采取的防范措施.     

关于西夏兵器的几个问题

本文以西夏文、汉文文献为主 ,结合考古文物资料和当前研究成果 ,对西夏兵器的种类、制作的材料、规格、方法以及兵器的校验等问题作了全面的分析探讨 ,以期使人们对西夏兵器有一个比较准确的认识     

浅析计算机网络安全威胁及防范措施

随着计算机网络技术的快速发展和广泛应用,网络安全成为影响网络的一个重要因素.文章分析了计算机网络的安全威胁,并据此提出相应的网络安全防范措施.     

武器装备研制单位建立ERM体系的分析与设计

武器装备研制单位肩负增强国防军事力量的重任,是高技术、高投入、高风险、长周期和低风险承受度的行业,管理者迫切需要提升风险管理水平。介绍全面风险管理理论,分析了武器装备研制单位建立全面风险管理体系的必要性、迫切性和可行性,设计了符合研制单位需求的全面风险管理体系并加以阐述,最后从8个方面提出实施建议。建立并实施全面风险管理体系,必将大大提高研制单位的风险管理水平。     

徐建寅查验威海船械史实考

1894年,日本海军在大东沟口外黄海海面突然袭击中国海军,中国战败。光绪皇帝召见徐建寅查验北洋海军,命将查验结果据实禀报督办军务处转奏,但朝廷未收到查验报告,直到《徐建寅上督办军务处查验北洋海军禀》手稿被发现,终于知道查验北洋海军的经过和内容,徐建寅在报告中详细表述了查验船械和清点弹药情况,访察海军主要军官优劣,沿途访问海军原定章程不妥之处,以及弊端陋习、近时军情、敌情等。可惜这个报告没有到达朝廷,致使北洋海军弊端陋习未能及时纠正。