CYBERDETERRENCE AND CYBERWAR

Author Martin Libicki discusses national security and policy relating to cyberspace. His screed goes on and on without direction. Rambling about theoretical and difficult concepts, he seems to lose sight of where he is headed. He intimates that our government remains naïve about the electronic threat and open to attacks. Lubicki offers no credentials or supporting documents to justify his wordy opinions. Narrator Erik Sandvold can do little more than read the punchy sentences; he’s unable to establish a continuity the writer should have provided. The material frequently sends listeners to consult an appendix, an impossible task in audio. (It’s annoying for the production to suggest it.) At no point in the narrative does Libicki summarize his central theme, leaving the task to his audience. J.A.H. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2011]