Britain Prepares For Cyber War -- The Telegraph
GCHQ and the Ministry of Defence are developing a British capability to launch cyber attacks against hostile states and terrorists, the government has admitted for the first time.
Two separate units in the Defence Cyber Operations Group are working on an offensive capability to strike back at enemies trying to launch electronic attacks on Britain’s critical national infrastructure.
They are also likely to come up with computer programmes that could disable the conventional or nuclear capabilities of hostile nations.
The move is a recognition of the importance of using computer “viruses” as a weapon of war – both to spy on an enemy by extracting information and to attack their operations.
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My Comment: The British MoD is focusing on developing counter-cyber attack strategies against states and groups who are launching cyber attacks against British interests. No mention of implementing a strategy that incorporates an offensive military element that would directly target foes who are initiating cyber attacks against British interests.
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