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US military steps up cyberwarfare effort

  • Written by Benjamin Jensen, Associate Professor of International Relations, Marine Corps University; Scholar-in-Residence, American University School of International Service
The U.S. military is shifting the focus of its cyberwarfare forces.U.S. Air Force

The U.S. military has the capability, the willingness and, perhaps for the first time, the official permission to preemptively engage in active cyberwarfare against foreign targets. The first known action happened as the 2018 midterm elections approached: U.S. Cyber...

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