Thinking About the Thinkable

“Nuclear deterrence during the Cold War contemplated an automated response to attack by the Soviet Union, and similar automated responses to cyber attack are now being debated. Computer network attacks happen at the speed of light, so future threats require an equally rapid and perhaps automatic response,” writes Mark D. Young in the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.

The latest issue of the journal is devoted entirely to the emerging problem of cyber warfare, and it makes for a fascinating and frightening read.