TY - JOUR
T1 - Nuclear crisis management and deterrence
T2 - America, Russia, and the shadow of cyber war
AU - Cimbala, Stephen J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2017/10/2
Y1 - 2017/10/2
N2 - Among the changing characteristics of nuclear deterrence in the 21st century, compared to the first nuclear age that preceded it, is the relationship between nuclear weapons and cyber war. It might be supposed that nuclear weapons, the ultimate weapons for mass destruction, and cyber conflicts, involving nonlethal and precisely targeted attacks on information systems and computer networks, would be polar opposites on the menu of military means. On the other hand, there is the potential for cyber attacks to be employed against command-control systems that enable nuclear weapons to perform their assigned missions. In addition, information warfare might be used during a nuclear crisis to mislead the opponent about another state’s intentions or capabilities.
AB - Among the changing characteristics of nuclear deterrence in the 21st century, compared to the first nuclear age that preceded it, is the relationship between nuclear weapons and cyber war. It might be supposed that nuclear weapons, the ultimate weapons for mass destruction, and cyber conflicts, involving nonlethal and precisely targeted attacks on information systems and computer networks, would be polar opposites on the menu of military means. On the other hand, there is the potential for cyber attacks to be employed against command-control systems that enable nuclear weapons to perform their assigned missions. In addition, information warfare might be used during a nuclear crisis to mislead the opponent about another state’s intentions or capabilities.
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U2 - 10.1080/13518046.2017.1377007
DO - 10.1080/13518046.2017.1377007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85032730721
SN - 1351-8046
VL - 30
SP - 487
EP - 505
JO - Journal of Slavic Military Studies
JF - Journal of Slavic Military Studies
IS - 4
ER -