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31 “ ‘Those who know’ ”: Sun-Tzu, The Art of Warfare, trans. Roger T. Ames.
32 the 788th Regiment: John Pike, “8341 Unit — Central Security Regiment,” FAS.org, May 22, 1998, accessed August 17, 2014, http://fas.org/irp/world/china/pla/8341.htm; fictional unit.
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40 hacker militias became crucial hubs: Singer and Friedman, Cybersecurity and Cyberwar.
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50 submitted the required DNA: Axe, “This Scientist Wants Tomorrow’s Troops.”
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