The overarching question imparting urgency to this exploration is: Can U.S.-Russian contention in cyberspace cause the two nuclear superpowers to stumble into war? In considering this question we were constantly reminded of recent comments by a prominent U.S. arms control expert: At least as dangerous as the risk of an actual cyberattack, he observed, is cyber operations’ “blurring of the line between peace and war.” Or, as Nye wrote, “in the cyber realm, the difference between a weapon and a non-weapon may come down to a single line of code, or simply the intent of a computer program’s user.”
The speaker will provide an Air Force 101 briefing that covers why we need an Air Force, who they are, what they do, and how they do it. In addition, he will also provide an update on the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise and an informative B-52 Capabilities Brief. Finally, he will briefly discuss his research on the history of bilateral nuclear disarmament agreements, lessons learned, and the future of multilateral agreements.
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