Pentagon Sets Stage for U.S. to Respond to Computer Sabotage With Military Force

May 31, 2011 by legitgov

Pentagon Sets Stage for U.S. to Respond to Computer Sabotage With Military Force --Pentagon: Cyber Combat: Act of War 31 May 2011 The Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from another country can constitute an act of war, a finding that for the first time opens the door for the U.S. to respond using traditional military force. The Pentagon's document runs about 30 pages in its classified version and 12 pages in the unclassified one. It concludes that the Laws of Armed Conflict... have come to guide the conduct of war and proportionality of response--apply in cyberspace as in traditional warfare, according to three defense officials who have read the document. [Not to mention, USociopaths executing computer sabotage and *blaming others* so the US can launch new wars for Exxon Mobil.]