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TECHNOLOGICAL VULNERABILITY: A NEGLECTED AREA IN POLICY-MAKING
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Many technological systems are vulnerable to threats such as military attack, sabotage, sudden economic change or social disaffection. There are various ways to reduce such vulnerabilities, such as direct planning, diversification and self-reliance, but current policy-making takes little cognisance of the issue.
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