Opinion: October 2009 Archives

The congressional advisory pane, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, has released a contracted report entitled: Capability of the People's Republic of China to Conduct Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation.

The report concludes the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) is a decade into a sweeping military modernization program that has transformed its ability to fight high tech wars. A major element of this modernization effort, known as informationization, is guided by the doctrine of fighting "Local War Under Informationized Conditions," i.e., the People's Liberation Army's efforts to develop a fully networked architecture capable of coordinating military operations on land, in air, at sea, in space and across the electromagnetic spectrum. DOWNLOAD

The Commission contracted with Northrop Grumman Corporation to produce this report on the basis of a competitive contract awarded in March 2009. Questions regarding this Report or the Commission's procedures for contracted research should be directed to: John Dotson, Research Coordinator for the Commission. 

The Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation and Terrorism in an interim report card found that the administration has not given enough attention to the threat of biological warfare even as it has provided appropriate attention to the threat of nuclear weapons.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING: A Progress Report on America's Preparedness to Prevent Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism (October 21, 2009) DOWNLOAD

Experts suggest that in the event of a widespread cyberattack, the United States could face the same lack of coordination and preparedness the nation experienced after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because the government has not developed clear policies for how to respond.  READ MORE

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