Military asserts right to return cyber attacks

So, not only can we attack a country if we think they have weapons of mass destruction, but we should also attack countries to "thwart or disable a threat" of a cyber attack. Wonderful:

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Writer – Wed Apr 14, 10:31 am ET

WASHINGTON – The U.S. should counter computer-based attacks swiftly and strongly and act to thwart or disable a threat even when the attacker's identity is unknown, the director of the National Security Agency told Congress.

Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, who is the Obama administration's nominee to take on additional duties as head of the new Cyber Command, also said the U.S. should not be deterred from taking action against countries such as Iran and North Korea just because they might launch cyber attacks.




http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100414/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_pentagon_cyber

get them up the tubes in the internets. And if she could be sure they would be directed to the correct source....she is such an expert on any thing..
noo cur lar.