Calling SolarWinds Hack ‘Act Of War’ Just Makes It Worse

Calling SolarWinds Hack ‘Act Of War’ Just Makes It Worse
Calling SolarWinds Hack ‘Act Of War’ Just Makes It Worse

The massive hack of federal and private networks isn’t an act of war by any definition, experts agree. It’s a staggering intelligence disaster. So how do we prevent it happening again?

After 4000 Years, China Eyes Truly Global Role

After 4000 Years, China Eyes Truly Global Role
After 4000 Years, China Eyes Truly Global Role

WASHINGTON: The president of China, seeming to cast aside the better part of four millennia of Chinese tradition, declared today that he sees “a new historic juncture in China’s development,” one that clearly calls for his country to flex its global muscles and change the rules that have guided the world since at least World War…

Is The Arctic The Next South China Sea? Not Likely

Is The Arctic The Next South China Sea? Not Likely
Is The Arctic The Next South China Sea? Not Likely

WASHINGTON: Oil, gas, and minerals on the seabed. Disputed territorial claims. An increasingly aggressive China. Are we talking about the South China Sea or the Arctic Ocean? “As I look at what is playing out in the Arctic, it looks eerily familiar to what we’re seeing in the East and South China Sea,” Adm. Paul…

‘The Terminator Conundrum:’ VCJCS Selva On Thinking Weapons

WASHINGTON: The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff called today for an international debate about the use of intelligent weapons and of boosted human beings. “Where do we want to cross that line, and who crosses that first?” asked Gen. Paul Selva — considered one of the brainier occupants of an office that…

Cyber Command Lawyer Praises Stuxnet, Disses Chinese Cyber Stance

The Stuxnet computer worm that damaged Iranian nuclear facilities – widely suspected to be an Israeli or even U.S. covert action – was a model of a responsibly conducted cyber-attack, said the top lawyer for the U.S. military’s Cyber Command, Air Force Col. Gary Brown. By contrast, the Chinese stance, which holds that the international…