Monday, September 08, 2008

Pentagon debates development of offensive cyberspace capabilities


Pentagon debates development of offensive cyberspace capabilities
By Julian E. Barnes, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 8, 2008


WASHINGTON -- Igniting a provocative new debate, senior military officials are pushing the Pentagon to go on the offensive in cyberspace by developing the ability to attack other nations' computer systems, rather than concentrating on defending America's electronic security.

full at http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-cyber8-2008sep08,0,909623.story

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...and the Cold War nuclear doctrine "Mutually Assured Destruction" becomes "Mutually Assured Deletion."

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