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The threat from the internet

Cyberwar
It is time for countries to start talking about arms control on the internet

Jun 29th 2010

THROUGHOUT history new technologies have revolutionised warfare, sometimes
abruptly, sometimes only gradually: think of the chariot, gunpowder,
aircraft, radar and nuclear fission. So it has been with information
technology. Computers and the internet have transformed economies and given
Western armies great advantages, such as the ability to send remotely piloted
aircraft across the world to gather intelligence and attack targets. But the
spread of digital technology comes at a cost: it exposes armies and societies
to digital attack.

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