Even nuclear weapons are not sheltered from the vulnerabilities of the information age. As almost every aspect of America’s nuclear force management is increasingly dependent on information technology, cyber threats have become an undeniable challenge to NC3.
In his new book, Dr. Herb Lin presents a monumental and foundational body of work, detailing and cataloguing the numerous ways existing and emerging cyber threats jeopardize the security of NC3 systems broadly, and the American NC3 enterprise in particular. Dr. Lin will answer questions about how to better protect the American nuclear arsenal from cyber threats, the flaws in existing nuclear enterprise cybersecurity, the role that nuclear modernization has played in expanding the threat surface, and how new emerging capabilities fit in this complex web of weaponry and vulnerability.
Join IST as CEO Philip Reiner holds a public conversation with Dr. Lin about his book, the latest happenings with American NC3, and what it will take to imagine—and prepare for—a new generation of risks to nuclear weapons.
Speakers:
Herbert Lin – Senior Research Scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation; Hank J. Holland Fellow in Cyber Policy and Security, Hoover Institution
Philip Reiner – CEO, Institute for Security and Technology
