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And just as war is too important to leave to the generals, science is too important to leave to scientists. Everyone needs to be attentive.”
The National Security Act of 1947 changed the Department of War to the National Military Establishment, which was then renamed the more innocuous Department of Defense in 1949. Ironically, since its renaming, the National Military Establishment has been less about defense and more about war.
We would be wise to remember that a society’s primary organizing principle is its monopoly on force, its ability to control its populace and export violence in the form of war.
What happens in the secret world is often mirrored in fiction, and what happens in fiction can at times be mirrored in the secret world. History is foundational to both.
My previous novels have explored themes of revenge, redemption, the dark side of man, the lessons of war, forgiveness, and truth and consequences. Though this book certainly focuses on the rapidly expanding role of technology in conflict, at its base this is a story about loyalty.
Just one foot in front of the other. Keep pushing. Keep moving forward. Always forward.
“The further we distance ourselves from nature, the closer we seem to get to our eventual destruction, all in the name of progress,” Reece said, shaking his head.
But the human mind, body, and spirit would always fight for that most precious of gifts, the gift of life, even in the most futile of conditions.
