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For two decades, U.S. policymakers, military leaders, and analysts have drawn connections between cyber threats and WMD that demand attention from experts who work in both fields. While recognizing there are a variety of definitions for WMD in use today, the WMD Center does not believe classifying cyber threats as WMD is warranted or advantageous for the United States at this time.
Document Type
Book
Topic(s)
National Security, Emerging Science and Technologies, Defense Policy
Publication Date
6-2021
Publication
CSWMD Proceedings
Publisher
National Defense University Press
City
Washington, DC
Keywords
cyber threats, cyber weapons, weapons of mass destruction (WMD), Cyber-WMD intersection, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, strategic cyber attacks, cyber deterrence, WMD policy
Recommended Citation
Smith, Shane, "Cyber Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction" (2021). WMD Proceedings. 2.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/wmd-proceedings/2