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 Corliss Lamont Lecture featuring:
Dan Meridor
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intelligence of Israel;
Lamont Lecturer, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al-Faisal
Former Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States;
Distinguished Professor, Georgetown University;
Lamont Lecturer, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Graham Allison (moderator)
Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School