The overarching question imparting urgency to this exploration is: Can U.S.-Russian contention in cyberspace cause the two nuclear superpowers to stumble into war? In considering this question we were constantly reminded of recent comments by a prominent U.S. arms control expert: At least as dangerous as the risk of an actual cyberattack, he observed, is cyber operations’ “blurring of the line between peace and war.” Or, as Nye wrote, “in the cyber realm, the difference between a weapon and a non-weapon may come down to a single line of code, or simply the intent of a computer program’s user.”
Biography
Tim Adgent’s most recent position was at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on the National Intelligence Council as the Acting National Intelligence Officer for Iran. In this role, Tim was responsible for informing and supporting the President’s, the National Security Council's (NSC), and ODNI and Intelligence Community (IC) policy and strategy toward Iran. Previously, Tim served at the White House on the NSC as the Director for Iran-Sponsored Terrorism in the Counterterrorism (CT) Directorate in the Trump and the Biden Administration. At the NSC, Tim was responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing the President’s CT strategy related to Iran and its terrorist partners, proxies, and allies. Over the last decade and a half, Tim has served in a variety of IC positions at home and abroad, including multiple tours in war zones where he worked closely with the US military, allied military and intelligence services, and other partners to achieve US strategic objectives in some of the world’s most hostile and austere places.
Last Updated: Aug 23, 2022, 12:56pm