Here's the good news on America's birthday: the last year has seen the U.S. emerge as an undisputed global leader in the use of offensive cyber operations. Averting another "Sputnik" moment, the nation's longest running and most successful democracy blazed new trails in non-kinetic warfare, effectively ending speculation that the world's lone superpower was asleep at the wheel as nations like China and Russia dashed ahead in the cyber realm. Now for the bad news: we're screwed.
Here's the good news on America's birthday: the last year has seen the U.S. emerge as an undisputed global leader in the use of offensive cyber operations. Averting another "Sputnik" moment, the nation's longest running and most successful democracy blazed new trails in non-kinetic warfare and effectively ending speculation that the military and political establishment in the world's lone superpower was asleep at the wheel of state as nations like China and Russia dashed ahead. Now for the bad news: we're screwed.