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.”
Chen Zak Kane will draw on her experience as former Director of the External Relations Division of the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission, and her continuing research about the IAEA to present her seminar "Will the IAEA Be Able to Detect or Prevent the Next Case of Nuclear Proliferation? Taking Stock of the IAEA's First 50 Years," on November 13, beginning at 9:30am in the Belfer Center Library.