For the US, the Kosovo War was a success because it encouraged the development of the Pentagon's 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA). The war provided a test site for experimentation, and paved the way for emergence of what I call in Strategie de la deception 'the second deterrence'.
Paul VirilioSpeed now illuminates reality whereas light once gave objects of the world their shape.
Paul VirilioThe simulator is an object in itself, which is different from televison and leads to cyberspace.
Paul VirilioThe true problem with virtual reality is that orientation is no longer possible. We have lost our points of reference to orient ourselves. The de-realized man is a disoriented man.
Paul VirilioEven among the elite, in government circles, technological culture is somewhat deficient.
Paul Virilio