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.”
Biography
Andrew Webster has spent the last nine years serving as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army. His service has included combat and training deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, Thailand, and Malawi. His most recent job was as the Company Commander of an Airborne Rifle Company in the 82nd Airborne Division that consisted of 132 Paratroopers. At the beginning of 2020, Andrew and his Company deployed to Iraq as a part of a 750 Paratrooper element, on less than 24 hours' notice, in response to Shia protests at the American Embassy and the escalating tensions with Iran.
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