3D Printing+Open Source+Social Media = Increased 'Entreprenerial' Terror Threat
3D printing is likely to revolutionise manufacturing, have a major positive impact on the environment, create new business models and many new millionaires and potentially change the trading dynamics underpinning globalisation.
However, when combined with open source data and social media, 3D printing can enable individuals and 'terror cells' with destructive ambitions and access to a PC to cause increased havoc anywhere.
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However, when combined with open source data and social media, 3D printing can enable individuals and 'terror cells' with destructive ambitions and access to a PC to cause increased havoc anywhere.
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'ROI Terrorism' - a smoldering issue
It seems that that both the Taliban and al-Qaeda, or in the case of the latter at least, some of their satellite groups or hangers-on, have rediscovered the true value of 'ROI terrorism' - where inflicting a high economic price on the target community is the key objective of the 'attack'.
Any objective observer would surely agree that 9/11 provided a tremendous return on this investment (hence, ‘ROI terrorism’) for al-Qaeda. Somehow they have failed to get similar returns from other subsequent events. The problem is that after 9/11 what we are all watching for in the 'west' is the next big spectacular, with 'spectacular' being the operative world.
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Any objective observer would surely agree that 9/11 provided a tremendous return on this investment (hence, ‘ROI terrorism’) for al-Qaeda. Somehow they have failed to get similar returns from other subsequent events. The problem is that after 9/11 what we are all watching for in the 'west' is the next big spectacular, with 'spectacular' being the operative world.
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