Beretta92FSLady
Regular Member
I think that the wording in this article is interesting.
" ... The Pentagon, trying to create a formal strategy to deter cyberattacks on the United States, plans to issue a new strategy soon declaring that a computer attack from a foreign nation can be considered an act of war that may result in a military response...."
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/us/politics/01cyber.html?_r=1&hp
So, the author states that the Pentagon is planning to issue a declaration "that a computer attack from a foreign nation CAN BE considered an act of war", and that it "MAY result in a military response."
What I find interesting is that the Pentagon is not going to just outright consider it an act of war, but merely state that it "can be" considered one. And that there "may" be a military response.
So, IMO, cyber-attacks from other States are an act of war, cyber-attacks are a form of warfare, and should be responded to militarily.
" ... The Pentagon, trying to create a formal strategy to deter cyberattacks on the United States, plans to issue a new strategy soon declaring that a computer attack from a foreign nation can be considered an act of war that may result in a military response...."
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/01/us/politics/01cyber.html?_r=1&hp
So, the author states that the Pentagon is planning to issue a declaration "that a computer attack from a foreign nation CAN BE considered an act of war", and that it "MAY result in a military response."
What I find interesting is that the Pentagon is not going to just outright consider it an act of war, but merely state that it "can be" considered one. And that there "may" be a military response.
So, IMO, cyber-attacks from other States are an act of war, cyber-attacks are a form of warfare, and should be responded to militarily.
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