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The Perfect Weapon

David E. Sanger

Why have cyberweapons moved from science fiction to the center of American defense strategy?

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Author
David E. Sanger

Why read it

  • You will understand why cyberweapons differ from nuclear arms and why the old balance of deterrence has not been found
  • You will see how rivals like North Korea and Russia have hit American banks, studios and elections while expecting little to happen to them
  • You will question whether America understands the destructive power of the technology it has unleashed

Who it is for

  • A reader following news of hacks, election interference and cyber war
  • A policy or security student studying deterrence
  • A business leader wondering how exposed critical systems are

Contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. PROLOGUE
  3. FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE
  4. CHAPTER I
  5. ORIGINAL SINS
  6. CHAPTER II
  7. PANDORA’S INBOX
  8. CHAPTER III
  9. THE HUNDRED-DOLLAR TAKEDOWN
  10. CHAPTER IV
  11. MAN IN THE MIDDLE
  12. CHAPTER V
  13. THE CHINA RULES
  14. CHAPTER VI
  15. THE KIMS STRIKE BACK
  16. CHAPTER VII
  17. PUTIN’S PETRI DISH
  18. CHAPTER VIII
  19. THE FUMBLE
  20. CHAPTER IX
  21. WARNING FROM THE COTSWOLDS
  22. CHAPTER X
  23. THE SLOW AWAKENING
  24. CHAPTER XI
  25. THREE CRISES IN THE VALLEY
  26. CHAPTER XII
  27. LEFT OF LAUNCH
  28. AFTERWORD

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