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Do you think they're not attacking us? Cyber attacks are more easily deniable than missiles or troops on the ground (although Russia did that last one anyway),
by TulliusCicero 8y ago
Do you think they're not attacking us? Cyber attacks are more easily deniable than missiles or troops on the ground (although Russia did that last one anyway), but that doesn't mean it's not happening.
- ASalazarMX 8y agoTL;DR: Yes
- aeturnum 8y agoThis does not, in any way, provide an answer to the concern you're replying to. Allowing electronic warfare to exist outside of US law and doctrine is not a good idea. That's how things escalate suddenly and unpredictably. Maybe you feel that, because we're being attacked, we must respond offensively. Fine. We should still have rules for how those operations are targeted, conducted and limited.
- kilo_bravo_3 8y agoElectronic warfare exists within the law: 10 U.S. Code § 394. Authorities concerning military cyber operations https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/subtitle-A/part-I/chapter-19 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/subtitle-A/part-I... As a "sensitive military cyber operation" this was likely reported to Congress within the required timeframe unless it was defined as a "covert action" which has its own set of laws. Sensitive military cyber operation: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/395 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/395 Covert actions: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3093 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3093 Doctrinally, offensive cyber operations have been extensively studied and debated for a number of years and the official joint military doctrine document is publicly available: Joint Publication 3-12, Cyberspace Operations, 8 June 2018 https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/jp3_12.pdf https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/jp3_1...