Tuesday, May 29, 2007

China Virus First Strike in Cyberwar

No, this is not today's headline, but, it could be. China's military is investigating their information warfare capabilities.


The Department of Defense (DoD) confirmed that China's military has developed cyberwarfare first-strike capabilities that include units charged with developing viruses to attack enemy computer networks.


In 2005, the People's Liberation Army began to incorporate offensive operations into its exercises, "primarily in first strikes against enemy networks," a DoD report stated.


This is the best level of unclassified American thought on China's capabilities.