Apparently, No. From the New York Times “Panel Advises Clarifying U.S. Plans on Cyberwar“…
The United States has no clear military policy about how the nation might respond to a cyberattack on its communications, financial or power networks, a panel of scientists and policy advisers warned Wednesday, and the country needs to clarify both its offensive capabilities and how it would respond to such attacks.
Don’t worry – they have a plan.
Pentagon and military officials confirmed that the United States reserved the option to respond in any way it chooses to punish an adversary responsible for a catastrophic cyberattack. While the options could include the use of nuclear weapons, officials said, such an extreme counterattack was hardly the most likely response.
So rather than addressing the situation at hand – cyber-security – we drop blanket threats basically saying, If you attack our information infrastructure, we will nuke you.
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