Cyberwar is here to stay

Phys.org: The plan, code-named Nitro Zeus, was said to be capable of disabling Iran's air defenses, communications system and parts of its electric grid. It also included an option to introduce a computer worm into the Iranian uranium enrichment facility at Fordow, to disrupt the creation of nuclear weapons. In anticipation of the need, U.S. Cyber Command placed hidden computer code in Iranian computer networks. According to The New York Times, President Obama saw Nitro Zeus as an option for confronting Iran that was "short of a full-scale war."

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