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Why the Dogs of Cyberwar Stay Leashed
Mark Rasch, 2003-03-24

The United States could try out its much-hyped "cyberwarfare" capabilities in Iraq... but it would probably be illegal.

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Apart from issues of legality of using offensive 'cyberwar' weapons, it is also an issue of strategy. Generally you don't want to destroy (all of) the communication lines of the enemy if you are capable of listening in on the conversation. The point is to precent coordinated surprise attack.



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