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'US may take military action if attacked through internet' The US may retaliate militarily if foreign countries or terrorist groups abroad try to strike the country through the internet. The White House technology adviser says the US "reserves the right to respond in any way appropriate". Richard Clarke says Iran, Iraq, North Korea, China, Russia and other countries are already having people trained in internet warfare. "We reserve the right to respond in any way appropriate: through covert action, through military action, any one of the tools available to the president," Mr Clarke said at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on cyber-terrorism. "A well-planned and well-executed cyber-attack on America wouldn't just mean the temporary loss of e-mail and instant messaging," said Senator Charles Schumer. "Terrorists could gain access to the digital controls for the nation's utilities, power grids, air traffic control systems and nuclear power plants." Mr Clarke refused to say what level of cyber-attack might lead to a military response from the United States. "That's the kind of ambiguity that we like to keep intentionally to create some deterrence," he told reporters. So far, the US has not caught any foreign governments or terrorist group using internet warfare, although that does not mean it has not been attempted, Mr Clarke says. "There are lots of cases where there has been unauthorized intrusions but we have never been able to prove to our particular satisfaction that a particular government did it," Mr Clarke said. But he added: "If I was a betting man, I'd bet that many of our key infrastructure systems already have been penetrated." Story filed: 02:23 Thursday 14th February 2002 <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
