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.”
Belfer Center & Institute of Politics Forum
with The Honorable R. Nicholas Burns
Under/ Secretary of State for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State (2005-2008)
U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO (2001-2005)
on "CLASH WITH IRAN: Inevitable or Avoidable?”
Q&A Moderated by Ashton B. Carter
Date:Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Time:6:00PM
Place:John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA