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NSA Director Argues For "Red Button" Autonomy Against Unattributed Cyber-Attacks
An anonymous reader writes U.S. Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers — director of the National Security Agency and Commander of United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) — has suggested that cyber-attacks can begin and escalate so quickly that USCYBERCOM would need powers to retaliate immediately, without (as it is currently obliged) referring the matter to the United States Strategic Command. In testimony to the "House Armed Services Committee on cyber operations and improving the military's cybersecurity posture" on March 4th, Adm. Rogers argues for "development of defensive options which do not require full attribution to meet the requirements of law and international agreement."
General Jack D. Ripper :
Mandrake, do you recall what Clemenceau once said about war?
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake :
No, I don't think I do, sir, no.
General Jack D. Ripper :
He said war was too important to be left to the generals. When he said that, 50 years ago, he might have been right. But today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
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How about a red button that will result in a spring loaded boxing glove that punches the NSA director in the face when he says something stupid. I think that is a far more pressing and vital need.
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