Resistance Is Not Futile: The Case Against a Cyber Arms Treaty

Abstract

An inherently flexible medium, cyberspace is controlled more by market forces and popular trends than by formal regulation attempts. Cyberspace is a medium so integrated with modern life that in a growing number of countries it serves as a foundation for many capabilitiesincluding critical infrastructures. Given the lack of security built into the framework of the Internet, it is no surprise that highly connected nation statesthose with a heavy reliance on cyber integrated into their critical infrastructuresfear cyber weapons. As a result, nation states desire to impose limits on development of cyber weapons. Since the late 1990s, some states have lobbied for an international cyber arms treaty.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 17, 2010
Accession Number
AD1018569

Entities

People

  • Kristine M. Rogers

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Computer Networks
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Legality in Cyberspace