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From: Nathan Myhrvold To: Claudia Leschuck Subject: Essay Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 20:53:50 +0000 Attachments: Strategic_Terrorisms _Myhnyld_7-3-20 I 3.pd f Inline-Images: irnage001.png I am known for sending around photos essays from my trips, like these http://nathanmyhrvold.com/index.php/travel, and writing enormous cookbooks, like these http://modernistcuisine.com/. But today I am sending around a far more serious topic. Like most people, 9/11got me thinking about terrorism and its impact on a free society. The thinking got me writing, and that turned into a big memo. I kept revising it sporadically over the next few years. A couple times I got interested in publishing it, but by then it was too long for most magazines or journals. David Kris, former assistant attorney general, and Ben Wittes of the Brookings Institution convinced me that I ought to share it more widely, so Ben has published it on his blog, and I will probably also turn it into a short ebook. The PDF is enclosed. Here is his into to the essay http://www.lawfareblog.com/2013/07/nathan-myhrvold-on-strategic-terrorism-a-call-to- action-lawfare-research-paper-series/ It's a pretty depressing topic — how technology advances fundamentally favor terrorists. But life isn't all about 2438 page cookbooks.... I won't say that I hope you enjoy it — that would be a bit much to ask — but if you are interested in the topic, I hope that this will be thought provoking. Nathan Myhrvold Founder, CEO E— r nnelfnlrll rr Mfl. in www.intellectualventures.com THIS MESSAGE MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WHICH MAY ALSO BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE NOT AN INTENDED RECIPIENT OF THE MESSAGE, PLEASE DELETE IT AND NOTIFY THE SENDER VIA REPLY EMAIL. ANY UNAUTHORIZED DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OR COPYING OF THE MATERIAL IN THIS MESSAGE, AND ANY ATTACHMENTS TO THE MESSAGE, IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. EFTA00964649