Nato Warns Of Strike Against Cyber Attackers -- Times OnlineNATO is considering the use of military force against enemies who launch cyber attacks on its member states.
The move follows a series of Russian-linked hacking against Nato members and warnings from intelligence services of the growing threat from China.
A team of Nato experts led by Madeleine Albright, the former US secretary of state, has warned that the next attack on a Nato country “may well come down a fibre-optic cable”.
A report by Albright’s group said that a cyber attack on the critical infrastructure of a Nato country could equate to an armed attack, justifying retaliation.
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My Comment: Someone forgot to tell the Emperor that he has no clothes. The idea that NATO has the willpower to attack another country because of a cyber attack stretches the imagination.
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