09.07.17
The next cyberwar fantasy
From the New York Times, today, Bret Stephens writes about what he wishes:
A troubling thought for you: What if the Americans really did succeed in pressuring the Chinese to cut you off? Or what if somebody found a Stuxnet-type solution to cripple your only operational refinery or blow up the pipeline through which you import crude from China?
As with Tom Friedman a couple weeks ago, the opinion pages of the newspaper, trained to be receptive to the alleged magical power of the National Security Agency.
Consider, if left of launch works any better, the next thing you’ll see is a blinding flash of light.
The Shoeshine Machine runneth overtime.