In SoftWar: By Jason P. Lowery"Lowery summarizes the dynamics of power projection in human society and provides an argument for why emerging proof-of-work technologies (namely Bitcoin) will have a dramatic impact on how humans organize, cooperate, and compete on a global scale by empowering populations to project physical power in, from, and through cyberspace. Major Lowery concludes that Bitcoin represents a national strategic imperative that the US should support and adopt as quickly as possible, else it risks losing its lead as a global superpower in the 21st century.""Major Jason P. Lowery is a graduating US National Defense Fellow at MIT researching the national strategic security implications of Bitcoin. Jason has a decade of experience serving as a weapon system developer and technical advisor for US senior officials. The offices for which he has advised on Bitcoin-related policy include the Office of the President of the United States, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff."