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British cyber option to punish Russia prompts fear of ‘electronic war’

March 14, 2018

Of all the ways Theresa May could hit back against Russia over the poisoning of an agent on British soil, a cyberattack seems almost fitting.

The British prime minister would be using Moscow’s own cherished method of cyber sabotage to teach the Kremlin a lesson — highlighting U.K. covert capabilities with little risk of igniting a hot war.

Politico spoke with Alexander Klimburg. Read the entire article here.

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