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military-cyberwarfare

The deployment of advanced electronic warfare tactics and cybernetic viruses during covert military operations.

1 chapter across 1 book

Neuromancer (1984)William Gibson

Chapter 7

In this chapter, Case and the AI construct Flatline locate a digital 'pirate's paradise' in Copenhagen to access data related to Colonel Willis Corto, revealing his traumatic military past, subsequent physical and psychological injuries, and involvement in covert operations and corporate espionage. The chapter also details Corto's transformation through cybernetic experimentation and ends with Armitage abruptly ordering Case and Molly to Istanbul, signaling a new phase in their mission.