Thought Regarding North Korea and Cyberwarfare
If we do nothing serious to retaliate against this unprovoked aggression by North Korea, other countries and terrorist organizations will be lining up to take their own shots. We have an immensely rich and influential movie and video industry, and why shouldn't other Powers censor it, if we do nothing to defend it?
We are a society increasingly dependent upon computers and online connections. If we fail to grasp that cyberwar is "war," and that our response to such war can morally incorporate any and all of the other operations of war, including the ones where missiles and bombs destroy enemy assets and troops seize enemy territory, we will get a very nasty surprise the next time, when our emboldened foes choose more vital targets.
Oh, and destroying wealth by force or fraud on this kind of a scale ultimately destroys life as well. it takes resources to maintain and protect human life. Destroy enough wealth, and humans will die in consequence.
We are a society increasingly dependent upon computers and online connections. If we fail to grasp that cyberwar is "war," and that our response to such war can morally incorporate any and all of the other operations of war, including the ones where missiles and bombs destroy enemy assets and troops seize enemy territory, we will get a very nasty surprise the next time, when our emboldened foes choose more vital targets.
Oh, and destroying wealth by force or fraud on this kind of a scale ultimately destroys life as well. it takes resources to maintain and protect human life. Destroy enough wealth, and humans will die in consequence.