John Bolton warns of offensive cyberattacks under new Trump policy

Published



President Trump has signed a new National Cyber Strategy document authorizing offensive cyberattacks against foreign targets, the White House announced Thursday.

National security adviser John Bolton told reporters in an afternoon briefing that it was the first “fully articulated” national strategy document in 15 years and that “we are going to do a lot of things offensively and I think our adversaries need to know that.”

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.