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
Hannah Suh is a Master in Public Policy candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to attending Harvard, Hannah was the Chief of Staff to the CEO and Director of the Next Generation National Security Leaders Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Her research interests include U.S. national security, particularly in regard to the Asia-Pacific region. She holds a B.A. in International Studies from American University.
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