Some thirty years ago, the United States government was deeply involved in the cold war. Nuclear weapons were a popular topic of conversation, and a question of national security arose: How will we communicate in the event of a nuclear attack? Many different solutions were brought forward, but eventually only one remained. A computer network without a central core.
The proposed network would have no central authority. It would be designed to 'Operate in Tatters from the very beginning'. (Sterling 3) The United States would need a command and control network, or a network that could…
