Bloomberg Businessweek sat down a couple months ago with five security experts including Robert Rodriguez, chairman of the Security Innovation Network and senior adviser to the Chertoff Group. The five were asked questions like “Is it important to determine who’s responsible for security? Is it the seller of the computer, the way that a seller … Continue reading Just Say No to Cyber
RadioLab did an investigation of the “Yellow Rain” controversy involving Hmong people in Laos along the Thai border after the US pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1975 — when the “Laws of Humanity had been terminated”. In brief, the show covers how samples collected from the area were sent to an American lab, which … Continue reading Yellow Rain and the Hmong Tragedy
I mentioned in my Dr. Stuxlove presentation early in 2011, and in later blog posts, it was American policy-makers who were behind the move for Iran to get nuclear capability. The Washington Post probably said it best in 2005: Ford’s team endorsed Iranian plans to build a massive nuclear energy industry, but also worked hard … Continue reading Why Americans Want Iran to Get the Bomb
The FY2012 defense authorization act of December 13 included the following Congress affirms that the Department of Defense has the capability, and upon direction by the President may conduct offensive operations in cyberspace to defend our Nation, Allies and interests, subject to– (1) the policy principles and legal regimes that the Department follows for kinetic … Continue reading U.S. Authorizes Cyberoffense Defense