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Open Source Israeli Capabilities To Strike Iran, Carter Matherly

Carter Matherly PhD

Lately there has been a considerable amount of debate surrounding Israel striking Iran in a preemptive strike against their nuclear facilities. One very important question not being asked; CAN Israel successfully strike and destroy all of the critical nuclear facilities within Iran? Thus far it is almost viewed as a given fact that Israel can do this. But can Israel pull off such a daring raid?

Red Teams; The Misunderstood Key To Defeating The Asymmetrical Warfighter, Carter Matherly

Carter Matherly PhD

The US Armed Forces are very well trained and prepared to take a fight to the shores of its enemies. A prime example of this preparedness occurred on 18 March 2011 when President Obama called troops into action to protect Libyan civilians against a tyrannical dictator. Within hours B-2 bombers were on their way to bomb Kaddafi’s Air Force and cripple his air power without a single American casualty. However, on November 5, 2009 Major Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed thirteen US Service members and wounded 30 others before being shot and arrested by base police on Ft Hood, …

A Research Proposal Into The National Security Perils Of Hacktivism, Carter Matherly

Carter Matherly PhD

On December sixth 2010 the words, “Fire now,” echoed throughout Twitter and cyberspace (Cohen, 2011). Almost inexplicitly out of the ether a rag tag group of internet pranksters came together as a coherent, driven, and dangerous force. They attacked MasterCard, Visa, and PayPal simultaneously. The banks fought back valiantly but were no match for the size of the attack and fell, however briefly, in face of the onslaught (BBC, 2010).

The group that calls itself Anonymous, originally known for its antics defacing websites and harassing Scientology, found something to fight for. Wikileaks, the self-proclaimed whistleblower website, was without question an …