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jmg257

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8. A bit related - unless someone who wants to declare something is "an act of war"

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 28, 2016, 01:32 PM

Nov 2016

doesn't really care about what to do next.

Is Russia hacking DNC emails an act worth going to war over?

Are we going to just suck up their "act of war" because we likely do tons of the same things?

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Is state sponsored hacking an act of war? [View all] Renew Deal Nov 2016 OP

That's an interesting question el_bryanto Nov 2016 #1

Not sure - are we ready to go to war with say - Russia? China? jmg257 Nov 2016 #2

That's not directly relevant Renew Deal Nov 2016 #4

A bit related - unless someone who wants to declare something is "an act of war" jmg257 Nov 2016 #8

Right? 2naSalit Nov 2016 #5

I don't believe there is a relevant connection between believing it to be an act of war LanternWaste Nov 2016 #11

Is cyberwar war? Iggo Nov 2016 #3

It's an act of aggression BainsBane Nov 2016 #6

What's the intent of the hacking? Gain intelligence? Destroy neverforget Nov 2016 #7

The Pentagon said so in 2011, but it's definitely espionage. Eugene Nov 2016 #9

Maybe. Voting systems could be hacked by RU via a deal with Americans... elehhhhna Nov 2016 #10

It depends on the result. Oneironaut Nov 2016 #12