The perfect weapon
by David E. Sanger · first published 2018
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"In 2015, Russian hackers tunneled deep into the computer systems of the Democratic National Committee, and the subsequent leaks of the emails they stole may have changed the course of American democracy. But to see the DNC hacks as Trump-centric is to miss the bigger, more important story: Within that same year, the Russians not only had broken into networks at the White House, the State Department, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but had placed implants in American electrical and nuclear plants that could give them the power to switch off vast swaths of the country. This was the culmination o
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If you are interested in this check out the book The perfect weapon. The author goes over this idea pretty indepth. Short answer no. https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Weapon-Sabotage-Fear-Cyber/dp...
on “Israel silent as Iran hit by computer virus more violent than Stuxnet – report” ↗…and enormously complex, program," the former official said. "Before it was developed, the US had never assembled a combined cyber and kinetic attack plan on this scale." Source: David E. Sanger, "The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age", Crown, NY, 2018, pp.39-44
on “U.S. carried out secret cyber strike on Iran after Saudi oil attack: officials” ↗"The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age is a 2018 book by David E. Sanger. It discusses the evolution and concerns of cyber warfare, with a focus on the United States and its cyber capabilities." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfect_Weapon%3A_War%2C_S...
on “The Perfect Weapon: David E. Sanger (2021) [video]” ↗The Perfect Weapon by David Sanger.
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