There’s a new audible of Professor Andrew Futter’s ‘Hacking the Bomb’ - a recent book on cyber nuclear security. Is NTI working on this? Is it a priority? What can be done?
Yes and yes! NTI has worked with Andrew in recent years, and his book does a good job of explaining just how dangerous cyber threats to nuclear weapons systems can be – whether in the U.S., UK, Russia, China, or the other states with nuclear weapons. There’s no question that nuclear weapons and related systems are increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyberattacks, and nuclear-armed countries have a responsibility to cooperate and accelerate efforts to prevents an attack that could have catastrophic consequences. But they need help. Developing innovative, actionable ways to reduce cyber nuclear risks—including to nuclear planning systems, early-warning systems, communications systems, and nuclear weapon delivery systems—is a priority for our team, and we’ve gathered some of the foremost experts in the world to study the issue.
There’s a new audible of Professor Andrew Futter’s ‘Hacking the Bomb’ - a recent book on cyber nuclear security. Is NTI working on this? Is it a priority? What can be done?
Yes and yes! NTI has worked with Andrew in recent years, and his book does a good job of explaining just how dangerous cyber threats to nuclear weapons systems can be – whether in the U.S., UK, Russia, China, or the other states with nuclear weapons. There’s no question that nuclear weapons and related systems are increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyberattacks, and nuclear-armed countries have a responsibility to cooperate and accelerate efforts to prevents an attack that could have catastrophic consequences. But they need help. Developing innovative, actionable ways to reduce cyber nuclear risks—including to nuclear planning systems, early-warning systems, communications systems, and nuclear weapon delivery systems—is a priority for our team, and we’ve gathered some of the foremost experts in the world to study the issue.
To learn more, I recommend Nuclear Weapons in the New Cyber Age, a report from our Cyber-Nuclear Weapons Study Group that explores four plausible scenarios for a cyberattack and offers recommendations for how to reduce risks as part of the U.S. government’s modernization of nuclear weapons now underway. You can also read about our work to bring together U.S. and Russian experts to find technical and policy solutions.