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To the Journal editor:
Politicians, both Democratic and Republican, have likened the recent Russian cyber-attack to an “act of war” similar to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This tough rhetoric will undoubtedly have the desired effect, but talk of war is serious. As the United States decides how to respond to these Russian provocations it would be prudent to consider the following factors.
First, was the Russian hack intended as an espionage operation designed to gain access to information, or was it designed to implant destructive malware? If the hack was espionage, we should condemn the intrusions into American governmental and nongovernmental organizations and apply appropriate but proportional sanctions. That said, our most effective response will be to design better counter espionage systems. However, if these Russian cyber-attacks were designed to be destructive, either immediately or at some later date, then more stringent sanctions and retaliatory responses woul