Bloomberg: Obama’s Options on Russian Hacks Range From Covert to Military
* Menu includes deleting bitcoin accounts and hacking companies
* U.S. response will consider ‘proportionality,’ retaliation
President Barack Obama has vowed that the U.S. will respond to Russian hacking undertaken during the U.S. presidential campaign. Yet the public may never hear about it.
During his presidency, Obama favored a policy of deterrence when it came to responding to cyber attacks, in what U.S. officials call “naming and shaming." He’s indicted Iranian and Chinese hackers and signed an executive order allowing the Treasury Department to impose financial sanctions on hackers. He could take similar steps against Russia, which has repeatedly denied accusations of hacking.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 28, 2016
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Top House Intel Dem to Obama: Expose Putin's corruption -- The Hill
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Russia to Launch 2 Nuclear Subs in 2017 -- Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat
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Chinese carrier docks after drill amid new tension over Taiwan -- Reuters
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Taiwan warns of increased Chinese military threats -- UPI
Senior Military Exchanges Between the US and Taiwan: Coming in 2017? -- The Diplomat
China flexes military muscle before Donald Trump takes office -- AFP
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Iran Plans Aircraft Carrier Build, Major Naval Upgrade -- Sputnik
Ian says it warns off fighters, drones during drill -- AP
Iran ready to consider Russia's request for using Hamadan military base -- TASS
Israel Grapples With Military’s Plan to Open Combat Roles to Women -- WSJ
Venezuela military trafficking food as country goes hungry -- Washington Times
Europe Struggles to Combat Terror Threat Amid Intel Incoherence - Analyst -- Sputnik
McCain: NATO key to stopping 'Russian misbehavior' -- The Hill
U.S. Navy accepts 9th littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords -- UPI
Get Ready, China and Russia: The U.S. Navy Is Building 'Super' Torpedoes for Its Nuclear Submarines -- National Interest
Trump tweets aren’t stopping ramp-up of F-35 production at Lockheed Martin -- Star-Telegram
Retired 4-star: U.S. military ill-prepared for Arctic confrontation -- Military Times
Navy repeatedly dismissed evidence that ‘Fat Leonard’ was cheating the 7th Fleet -- Washington Post
A Look at the 6 Inmates on US Military Death Row -- AP
Will Trump Break the Special Forces? -- Sean D. Naylor, The Atlantic
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