Ideas of early warning systems through the lens of the Cold War, art, and technology

The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line, was a system of radar stations in the Arctic intended to detect incoming bombers of the Soviet Union during the Cold War and provide early warning of any sea and land invasion. The Arctic is still pivotal for the globe. With the DEW Line as a framework, the contributing authors examine ideologies of warning, both the past and future. Today, we think about planetary boundaries, the boundaries of survival, and other human limits.