Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Edward Snowden Leaks: NSA Arming US For Future Conflicts With Digital Weapons

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The National Security Agency intelligence service isn't just trying to achieve mass surveillance of Internet communication. The digital spies of the Five Eyes alliance want more. Documents from the archive of Edward Snowden indicate they are planning for wars of the future in which the Internet will play a critical role, with the aim of being able to use the net to paralyze computer networks and, by doing so, potentially all the infrastructure they control. This slide is from an NSA presentation on its Quantumtheory program.

Spiegel Online: The Digital Arms Race: NSA Preps America for Future Battle

WNU Editor: During the 20th century, military scientists developed so-called ABC weapons -- atomic, biological and chemical .... today .... we are living in an age where we are seeing the birth of "D weapons" .... i.e. digital weapons. The above Spiegel post is a definite must read.

More News On The NSA Preparing For Future Wars With Digital Weapons

Snowden docs reveal NSA digital warfare capabilities -- ZDNet
NSA develops cyber weapons, ‘attacker mindset’ for domination in digital war – Snowden leaks -- RT
Snowden Docs: NSA Seeks Hacker Interns for Future of War -- Sputnik
Snowden Docs Reveal 8-Year-Old NSA Program Training Cyber Army for Warfare -- Sputnik
Spotlight: Snowden files unveil U.S. attempt to control Internet -- Xinhuanet
New Snowden documents show that the NSA and its allies are laughing at the rest of the world -- The Verge

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