Although it captures a narrative that has come to look a lot like conventional wisdom across much of DoD, the lay-reader who is interested in the military but not steeped in the specifics on a daily basis probably does not have a clear picture of the problems inherent in the current system. Although he has the broad idea right — we need to change the way the military and the associated defense community thinks about warfare in the 21st Century — there are some flaws in the writing that turned me off a bit. Review: Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America’s Elections Kill Chain is an HBO documentary made and produced by Simon Arizzone, Russell Michaels and Sarah Teale. Three strangers become involved in a conflict. Worth adding to your reading list. Much of the conversation around hypersonic weapons, artificial intelligence, and other emerging concepts sounds a great deal like the inter-war ideas the early airpower theorists pushed; ultimately, the airplane did not live up to their visions of the future, but instead evolved into something far more nuanced. In major cities such as Los Angeles, rent is falling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film also wades into the irregularities and hinkiness surrounding Georgia’s 2018 elections, and the close gubernatorial race between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who was allowed to oversee an election rife with problems, and who after taking office hired a lobbyist from an e-voting business as his chief of staff. Hopefully, Kill Chain will fit snugly against demonic character performances like Snake Eyes, Bringing Out the Dead, Lord of War, and Bad Lieutenant. Don't have an account? ‘My Missing Valentine’ wins big at Golden Horse Awards, The Taiwanese film “My Missing Valentine” has won big at the annual Golden Horse Awards, taking five honors, including best feature film, Voter ballots in the documentary “Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America’s Elections.”, How ‘Croods: A New Age’ previews what movie releases could look like after the pandemic, Why movie fans still have reasons to be thankful this holiday season, Comfort viewing for the holidays: Three feel-good new releases for a most unusual season. True to form, The Kill Chain ends with a list of suggestions. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates! If you’re someone who thinks and reads a lot about future war, you’ll be familiar with most of the content. This sort of cherrypicking to “prove” a point is all too common, but it is frustrating nonetheless. This is where Brose does the best service. That the main companies behind these products are tight-lipped about their security, and breaches around the country are sometimes kept from the public, doesn’t inspire confidence. To some degree, this proves one of Brose’s points — that trust and confidence in these sorts of systems will be absolutely crucial if (when) we develop them — but the example is not used this way. CineTel Films, Op-Ed: On the COVID frontlines, we’re tired of hearing lame excuses for risky behavior. Though voting machines aren’t supposed to be accessible to the public, Hursti finds someone selling old AccuVote TSX machines (a model still in use) on EBay. In that film, Finnish computer security expert Harri Hursti demonstrated how easy it was to get into a Diebold system to change votes. Indeed, I found that in The Kill Chain the narrative of future capabilities often swings wildly from things that are realistic in the short term — and in some cases actually being fielded right now — to concepts that are theoretically possible but are not likely to provide useful battlefield capabilities for decades, at best. Then again, considering what we’ve learned about Russian interference in 2016 and beyond, and how routinely voting issues crop up every cycle, what if America is already behind the eight ball on that front as well? Finally, I found myself frustrated by minor factual errors and what seemed to be deliberate omissions in order to support the narrative the book pushes. New stay-home order looms for L.A. County as COVID-19 cases soar to new highs. How safe is it to go to indoor movie theaters during the COVID-19 pandemic? Amy Adams and Glenn Close discuss their new movie, “Hillbilly Elegy,” focusing on family, not politics. Kill Chain… For example, although the US Navy’s AEGIS system does have a fully autonomous mode (a point often cited by military artificial intelligence futurists, to include Brose), it is rarely used that way. Review: Strong performances can’t redeem Alan Ball’s heavy-handed ‘Uncle Frank’. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates! 'Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America’s Elections', Not ratedRunning time: 1 hour, 31 minutesPlaying: Available on HBO. Swift and blunt, “Kill Chain” is designed to strike fear and leave you viewing any voting machine as a disenfranchisement tool. More senior military and DoD types who think about the subject matter on a daily basis are unlikely to learn a lot of new information in the book, and will probably spot several factual errors. Assumptions about strategic impact of military technology is particularly glaring, for example, as Brose pushes the idea that hypersonic weapons are poised to singlehandedly start a new Cold War. Can Social Media Revive Interest in Classic Books? You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. He has this topic dead to rights; but like many would-be reformers over the years, his book is unlikely to do much to change the problems inherent in the system. Usually when a film is pretty badly rated I usually think similar thoughts by the end of my journey through watching it, but that is not the case with Kill Chain. First, at times he trends into a “pie in the sky futurism” that speculates about capabilities and employment that may be possible decades from now, but are equally likely to be eclipsed by something we have yet to conceptualize. 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