U.S. Completes Cyber-Attack Framework

By David A. Fulghum
Washington

The organizational framework for planning and launching U.S. cyber-attacks and defending military networks now appears to be complete, but many unknowns remain about conducting and approving them. These murky details have hindered the operational use of cyber-weapons for 20 years, beginning with planning for the war with Iraq in 1990.

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