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The Internet was originally designed in the late 1960s to decentralize military communications and thereby make the U.S. military less vulnerable in the event of global conflict. Subsequently, it became a tool for major research and academic institutions to exchange scientific data. Eventually, providing the general populace access to rapid data transfer at a reasonable cost enabled the Internet’s expansion into the commercial sector. Only after a large base of users was established did the network truly achieve the impact that is evident in society today. Currently, the United States is the predominant user of the Internet, with approximately 75 percent of a recently estimated worldwide total of 200 million users.p1 This percentage is forecast to shift dramatically over the next five years: By 2005, 75 percent of a predicted 1 billion users will reside outside of the United States.2
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Hickok, G. (2002). The International Security Implications of Internet Use Via Satellite. In: Mazarr, M.J. (eds) Information Technology and World Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230109223_5
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