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deminks

(11,014 posts) Sun Dec 11, 2016, 03:20 PM Dec 2016

Are cyber attacks an act of war?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2012/06/05/the-white-house-and-pentagon-deem-cyber-attacks-an-act-of-war/#baf156b4a876

and therefore the article III of the US Constitution (treason) might apply

just sayin

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Are cyber attacks an act of war? (Original Post) deminks Dec 2016 OP

This sort is. MFM008 Dec 2016 #1

The Russian Meddling in our elections is an act of war Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #2

Yes, lots of provocations are acts of war DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #3

Be careful about this. The US, along with allies Ilsa Dec 2016 #4

MFM008

(19,805 posts)

1. This sort is.

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Sun Dec 11, 2016, 03:38 PM

Dec 2016

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Ohioblue22

(1,430 posts)

2. The Russian Meddling in our elections is an act of war

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Sun Dec 11, 2016, 07:46 PM

Dec 2016

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

3. Yes, lots of provocations are acts of war

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Sun Dec 11, 2016, 07:49 PM

Dec 2016

But the response must be proportional.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)

4. Be careful about this. The US, along with allies

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Sun Dec 11, 2016, 08:02 PM

Dec 2016

have engaged in cyber warfare to stop Iran's uranium enrichment project in the past. It was so subtle that they didn't know about it until an "ally" rewrote the virus to be more aggressive. Iran discovered it, and conducted two cyber attacks of their own, one against several US banks' mobile apps, and another against a Saudi oil company.

Was trying to prevent the enrichment and subsequent development of nuclear weapons by cyber attacks an act of war?

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