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
Josh Altman serves as the National Security Advisor to United States Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), advising Georgia’s senior senator on all issues pertaining to defense, foreign affairs, homeland security, and veteran’s affairs. Prior to joining Sen. Ossoff’s office, he earned a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. While in graduate school, Josh served as a Research Assistant to Belfer Center Senior Fellow and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford and as a course assistant to Belfer Center Director and former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. Josh served for five years as an infantry officer in the United States Army and deployed to Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division. Josh earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from George Washington University.