The Kremlin's Virtual Army
As Russian tanks lumbered southward over mountainous Ossetian terrain, Russian netizens were seeking to dominate the digital battlefield. Full Story »
Posted by Derek HawkinsAs Russian tanks lumbered southward over mountainous Ossetian terrain, Russian netizens were seeking to dominate the digital battlefield. Full Story »
Posted by Derek HawkinsFascinating! This article introduces the reader to an entirely new battlefield. If only cyberwar could replace physical war entirely--minus any disruption of Internet activities that have become so necessary to normal life--the human race would have come a long way towards finding a way to express and settle hostilities without the usual loss of life and property.
This is a subject most Americans know little about. This is a good introductory lesson -- not deep, perhaps, but wide.
There is much less here than meets the eye. This is a story that belongs in a gamers' magazine/blog not in "Foreign Policy".