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The possibilities, and risks, are endless on the high-tech battlefield.
The capabilities of cyber are fast approaching what until recently seemed possible only in a sci-fi thriller. Cyber technology “will become both a standalone warfighting instrument with global reach, and it will also be a ubiquitous enabler of the joint force,” Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a recent Joint Warfighting Conference in Virginia Beach, Va. “It will be both part of the 20 percent [of the military complex] that's new and part of what allows the other 80 percent of the force to be used differently."
Flynn agreed, saying cyber is a new domain in warfare, which makes the homeland a part of the battle space. “Space and cyber now join sea, air and land as contested space,” he said.
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http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2012/05/analysis-cyberwarriors-face-hard-truth/55928/
