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Algorithmic Warfare and the Reinvention of Accuracy. / Suchman, Lucy.
In: Critical Studies on Security, Vol. 8, No. 2, 01.12.2020, p. 175-187.

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Suchman, L 2020, 'Algorithmic Warfare and the Reinvention of Accuracy', Critical Studies on Security, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/21624887.2020.1760587

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Suchman, L. (2020). Algorithmic Warfare and the Reinvention of Accuracy. Critical Studies on Security, 8(2), 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/21624887.2020.1760587

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Suchman L. Algorithmic Warfare and the Reinvention of Accuracy. Critical Studies on Security. 2020 Dec 1;8(2):175-187. Epub 2020 May 2. doi: 10.1080/21624887.2020.1760587

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Suchman, Lucy. / Algorithmic Warfare and the Reinvention of Accuracy. In: Critical Studies on Security. 2020 ; Vol. 8, No. 2. pp. 175-187.

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