The Pentagon thinks cyber ops could be the next WMDs

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https://qz.com/1500647/the-pentagon-asks-researchers-for-help-planning-for-cyberattacks/

By Justin Rohrlich
Quartz
December 19, 2018

For years, the phrase "weapons of mass destruction," or WMDs, referred to 
physical threats: Nuclear bombs, chemical attacks, and biological warfare.

US Department of Defense officials, however, are expanding the definition 
to include offensive cyber operations. They think the threat is so big, 
that they’re seeking ideas from academics, research institutions, and 
non-profit organizations on how to counter a possible cyber-armageddon. 
Earlier this week, the Pentagon's Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts 
for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, or PASCC, issued a 
solicitation requesting white papers to help the US prepare for such 
attacks.

"A new perspective is needed to address this problem," it wrote in the 
document. "It should include independent organizations not anchored to 
traditional WMD definitional and doctrinal concepts."

In other words, the Pentagon is looking for out-of-the-box thinkers.

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