"As control engineers and scientists, we have greatly altered the way people and nations live and interact with one another. We have helped to create a world in which people live longer, enjoy better health, are better educated, and can travel and communicate over greater distances. But the systems that provide these better lives are fragile systems subject to unpredictable failures and possible destruction. We have also helped to create a world in which international relations are such that the very civilizations we have helped to build over centuries can be destroyed in a matter of hours."
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Harold Chestnut (1986) "Applications of Control Principles to International Relations" In: IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol.6, No. 6, Dec. 1986. pp. 13-14
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Harold Chestnut
Harold (Hall) Chestnut (November 25, 1917 – August 29, 2001) was an American electrical engineer, who contributed to the development of the fields of and systems engineering.
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