SEO:KateEpsteinspeaksaboutadvancedweaponstechnology

Professorprovidesinformationonnationalsecurityandfirecontrol
Univ.ofMd.studentstakenewstanceonpublicprivatesectorrelations
ByTaylorGasdia

JonSumida,aprofessorinthehistorydepartmentattheuniversity,hoistedupoff
hischairandheadedtowardthefrontofthecrowdedroom.Inanefforttoquietthe
vociferousaudience,hebegantointroducethespeakerandoutlinetheagendaforthe
meeting.
TheNathanandJeanetteMillerCenterforHistoricalStudieshostedalecturewith
speakerKateEpsteinonOct.21,inFrancisScottKeyHall.Epstein,anassistantU.S.
historyprofessoratRutgersUniversityCamden,presentedherspeechTheBordersof
NationalSecurityInformationtoavarietyofstudentsandstaffattheUniversityof
Maryland.
Inherlecture,KateEpsteinconfrontedtheflowoftechnologicalandscientific
information,includingtheuseoftorpedoes,soastoinformthepublicaboutthemilitary
industrialcomplex,aswellastherelationshipbetweenintellectualpropertyandnational
securityintheU.S.andGreatBritain.

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Advancedweaponstechnology
EpsteinsuggeststhedevelopmentoftorpedoesintheU.S.andGreatBritain
beforeWorldWarIinspiredaswiftemergenceofthemilitaryindustrialcomplex.The
torpedohadtheabilitytorevolutionizenavaltacticsandstrategy,KateEpsteinsaid.
However,asaresultoftorpedoescomplexstructures,theyposedsevereresearch
developmentandproductionchallenges.
Epsteinthinkstheeffortsto
overcomethesechallengesdrove
governmentandcontractorsintoa
novelprocurementrelationship.
Throughthisrelationship,Epstein
FacultyandstudentsgatheraroundKate
Epstein,locatedatthefrontoftheroom
neartheprojector.

recognizedachangeinthe
environment.Duringherspeech,sheencouragedpeopletorealizehowtheflowof
technologyandscientificinformationacrossnationalbordersbecamefarmorerestrictive
afterthedevelopmentofthetorpedo.Wemustrethinktheemergenceofthenational
securitystate,Epsteinsaid.

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Reactionsfromaudience
Confusedlooksspreadacrosspeoplesfaces,includingmyown,aseveryonehad
totakeamomenttocomprehendthecomplexconcepts

Militaryindustrial
complexismorebroadly
anddeeplyembeddedin
modernlifeboth
chronologicallyand
geographically,Epstein
said.

Epsteindiscussed.Afterafewminutes,however,hands
shotuprapidlyasstudentsandfacultywereloadedwith
questions.
JoeSumida,thehistoryprofessorattheuniversity
whosetupEpsteinsspeech,cravedforanswersand

clarificationsonafewconcepts.AlthoughherecentlyreadEpsteinsnovel,heabsorbed
newinformationhemissedwhilereadingduringherlecture.Thedevelopmenttimeline
forweaponsisdecades,hesaid.Wemustbeawareofthisforthewellbeingofthe
future.Sumidastressesthefactthatbylearninginformationaboutthepast,wecanhelp
thefuture.
Epsteinconcludedwithanideaforeveryonetothinkabout.Historiansmayhave
missedanimportantelementdefiningthemilitaryindustrialcomplex,KateEpsteinsaid.
Thetensionbetweenpublicandprivatesectorsovertheprocurementofadvanced
weaponswasmuchmoreimportantingeneratingagovernmentspowertoclassify
informationassecretforreasonsofnationalsecurity.

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SEO:Historyprofessorpublishesnoveltotransformpublicbelief
Epsteinattemptstoretraceoriginofnationalsecuritythroughbook
Whytorpedoeshelpedcreatethe
nationalsecuritystate
ByTaylorGasdia
Whilethemajorityof
Americanstracetheoriginsofnational
securitytopostWorldWarIIlife,
Epsteinopposestheidea,and
attemptedtomodifythisbeliefthroughherrecentlypublishednovel.
Hernovel,Torpedo:InventingtheMilitaryIndustrialComplexintheUnited
StatesandGreatBritain,attemptedtodismissEisenhowersclaim,whichsaysthe
militaryindustrialcomplexwasaproductofanimmensewareffortasaresultof
WorldWarII.
AlthoughEpsteinbelievesthecomplexgrewasaresultofWorldWarII,she
rejectstheideathatitoriginatedbecauseofit.Epsteinsnovelfocusesoneducatingthe
publiconwhattrulyinspiredthiscomplexthe
developmentofthetorpedo.Itforcedthe
governmenttoformanovelrelationshipwith

Epsteindiscusseshernovelatthe
SmithsonianNationalMuseumof
AmericanHistory
PhotosourcebyKateEpstein

industry,Epsteinsaid.Thepolicythatdevelopedalongwiththetorpedosettheterms
fortheeffortstocontrolinformationinthenameofnationalsecuritythatwereseeing
now.
Formoreinformation,contactKateEpsteinatkce17@camden.rutgers.edu.
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SEO:EpsteintopresentTorpedolecture
KateEpsteinrevealstensionbetweenpublicandprivatesectors
Epsteinhighlightsadvancedtechnologicaldevelopment
ByTaylorGasdia

KateEpstein,anassistantU.S.HistoryprofessoratRutgersUniversity,will
presentherspeechTheBordersofNationalSecurityInformationfrom12p.mto2p.m
Tuesday,Oct.21,inFrancisScottKeyHallroom2120.Epsteinwilldiscusssignificant
conceptsfromherfirstnovel,Torpedo:InventingtheMilitaryIndustrialComplexinthe
UnitedStatesandGreatBritain,aswellgeneralresearchofindustrialweapons
technology.Thelectureisfreetoallfacultyandstudentsattheuniversity.
Formoreinformation,contactorganizerAllisonGunnatagunn@gmail.comor
viewhttp://history.umd.edu/events/kateepsteinlunchconversation.

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