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 Special Forum Appearance by: The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Event Speakers: The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Event CoSponsors: HKS office of the Dean and the Center for Public Leadership
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Sunday, November 8 2009 to Tuesday, November 10 2009