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Swordsmyth
06-15-2017, 01:31 AM
The measure, proposed by leading lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee, would apply to both offensive and defensive operations launched by the Pentagon to "defeat an ongoing or imminent threat," according to the text of the six-page bill (https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3863686-Pentagon-notice-to-lawmakers-on-cyberweapons.html).
The draft law allows two exceptions -- if the cyberweapons are launched during a training exercise, or authorized under covert action (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3093).

More at: http://www.zdnet.com/article/house-pushes-bill-to-demand-notice-pentagon-uses-cyberweapons/

Origanalist
06-15-2017, 05:55 AM
or authorized under covert action.

Ummm, well, what a waste of time. Kabuki theater.