re: What should US do if Russia crashes US computer network?

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You realize we initiated an attack against Syria with the Stuxnet virus, right? In your eyes, we committed an act of war.

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This thread is exploring the issue. I haven't reached a conclusion. International Law probably hasn't reached a conclusion.

It's an interesting issue. It's an open legal question whether cyberattacks are on the level of "armed attack" that would be a legal act of war under international law.

It could be that the USA is not in a hurry to establish a definitive answer in order to keep our options open. Thus, the Stuxnet "attack" can't legally be considered an "attack."

Seems that most reasonable people agree that, if it were possible for a cyberattack alone to bring down computer networks and cause massive economic loss, THAT would rise to the level of an "armed attack"/act of war.

Makes sense?