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.”
A panel discussion with
John Deutch
Emeritus Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Director of Central Intelligence (1995-96)
Jane Harman
Director, President and CEO, Woodrow Wilson Center
Member, House of Representatives (2001-2011)
Joseph Nye
University Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University
Dean, Harvard Kennedy School (1995-2004)
David Sanger
Chief Washington Correspondent of the New York Times
Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Dina Temple-Raston
Neiman Fellow, Harvard University
National Public Radio, Counterterrorism Correspondent
Graham Allison (moderator)
Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School
Dean, Harvard Kennedy School (1977-1989)