“The whole point of a doomsday guided missile was that it would instill the confidence of the citizenry in the defence capabilities of the state, as well as offering a certain diplomatic leverage in international affairs. In short, it had to be known and seen in order to be effective.” WeaponsGlobal PoliticsNational Safety Book:Observant States: Geopolitics and Visual Culture Source: Observant States: Geopolitics and Visual Culture
“The aspiration to security is thus misguided and certainly unachievable. As Foucault (2007) has remarked, security is not a state to be realised; it is always elusive, an absolute end that cannot be attained. But it is also through this pervasive sense of insecurity that populations are governed, from the scale of the body to the realms of international politics.” SecurityGovernanceInternational Politics Book:Observant States: Geopolitics and Visual Culture Source: Observant States: Geopolitics and Visual Culture