China peopledaily: US playing dangerous game with ‘cyber deterrence’

The so-called “cyberspace deterrence” proposed by senior U.S. officers is similar to the “nuclear deterrent” of the past in principle. It means, while fully maintaining its attack strength, the United States must also possess the capability to carry out retaliation and destruction that the opposite side cannot afford to endure. Since nuclear weapons are too hard to proliferate, a “balance of nuclear terror” usually exists between two nuclear countries. But the situation of networks is obviously more complex.

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