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 is a Master in Public Policy candidate at Harvard Kennedy School. He graduated from George Washington University in 2012, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics, summa cum laude. Josh then worked as a secondary mathematics teacher and Teach For America Corps Member in a Title I Florida high school. After two years of teaching, Josh served for five years as a United States Army Infantry Officer, deploying to Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division. Josh would now like to continue his public service by transitioning to a career in legislative affairs, writing, and foreign policy.
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