[LINK] Australian Army Considering Use of Cyber Weapons Against Terrorists

[Tom Worthington]

The "Future Land Warfare Report 2014" from the Australian Army's 
Directorate of Future Land Warfare Headquarters, discusses the issue of 
boosting the Army's cyber capability: 
http://www.army.gov.au/~/media/Files/Our%20future/Publications/FLWR_Web_B5_Final.pdf

The most interesting point is "Military cyber operations can be as 
effective as precision-guided munitions against either a nation-state or 
a non-state actor", that is cyber-weapons can be used against terrorists.

ps: Previously, I suggested "Australian CyberWarfare Battalion": 
http://blog.tomw.net.au/2014/07/australian-army-considering-cyber.html


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