Cyber-attacks on Iran bought the U.S. time

[Derrick]

Cyber-attacks on Iran bought U.S. time

The United States under former President George W. Bush began building a complex cyber-weapon to try to prevent Tehran from completing suspected nuclear weapons work without resorting to risky military strikes against Iranian facilities, current and former U.S. officials familiar with the program said...

[MrSnyders]

Barack Obama accelerated the efforts after succeeding Bush in 2009, according to the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the classified nature of the effort. The weapon, called Stuxnet, was eventually used against Iran’s main uranium enrichment facilities.

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Last year, the United States also explicitly stated for the first time that it reserved the right to retaliate with military force against a cyber-attack.

So, does the opposite hold true? Does Iran have the right to retaliate with military force against the US for Stuxnet? Was the attack a declaration of war on Iran on the part of the US?

[jikajoe1]

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So, does the opposite hold true? Does Iran have the right to retaliate with military force against the US for Stuxnet? Was the attack a declaration of war on Iran on the part of the US?

interesting!