Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities to Conventional and Strategic Deterrence

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Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities to Conventional and Strategic Deterrence

Failure to proactively and systematically address cyber threats and vulnerabilities to critical weapons systems, and to the DOD enterprise, has deleterious implications for the U.S. ability to deter war, or fight and win if deterrence fails

By Erica D. Lonergan and Mark Montgomery

Published on Jun 30, 2021

Joint Force Quarterly

About the Authors

Erica D. Lonergan

Former Senior Fellow , Technology and International Affairs Program

Dr. Erica D. Lonergan was a senior fellow in the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Mark Montgomery

Security Technology North America United States Iran

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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