TONY JONES, PRESENTER: The Pentagon has made it official it’s developing computer code that can kill you. Last week the US Defence Department offered contracts worth $460 million to develop its cyber warfare capabilities and publicly acknowledged for the first time it will develop lethal cyber weapons, the sort that could destroy another nation’s computer-dependent critical infrastructure and cause civilian deaths. It’s a big shift from the mainly defensive cyber strategy of the US military, which is considered the most powerful cyber warrior. Australia is on the list of nations with cyber war capabilities, but experts believe it lags badly behind. We’ll be discussing that in a moment. First, to give you an idea of what’s at stake, here’s Margot O’Neill.
MARGOT O’NEILL, REPORTER: So here’s a disturbing fact: in the past year, fibre optic cables carrying internet and telecommunications in the San Francisco Bay Area in California have been deliberately severed 16 times.
DAN ASHLEY, ABC7 NEWSREADER: Tonight the FBI is investigating acts of sabotage against telecom companies here in the Bay Area. For the full article click here
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