“Cyberattacks on Russia—the nation with the most nuclear weapons—pose a global threat” and “Cyber Vulnerabilities and Nuclear Weapons Risks”

Professor M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at The University of British Columbia
January 9, 2019

See the links below for these recent articles co-authored by Professor M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Director of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia. 

“Cyberattacks on Russia—the nation with the most nuclear weapons—pose a global threat”

By M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., 
Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Director of the Liu Institute for Global Issues 
and Mariia Kurando
School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
The University of British Columbia
Published by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 
Volume 75, 2019 - Issue 1: Special issue: Spotlight on nuclear modernization

Abstract: Russia has experienced a number of cyberattacks in recent years. Such attacks could pose a risk to the command and control system for its nuclear weapons because of a high degree of reliance on computers and communication systems. Policies that call for quick launch of missiles accentuate this risk. The practice of cyberattacks, especially on military systems, should be stopped, and missiles should be taken off postures that allow them to be launched at short notice.
 

“Cyber Vulnerabilities and Nuclear Weapons Risks”

By Lauren J. Borja, Ph.D.
Simons Postdoctoral Research Fellow
and M.V. Ramana, Ph.D.
Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Director of the Liu Institute for Global Issues 
School for Public Policy and Global Affairs
The University of British Columbia. 
Published by American Physical Society 
Forum on Physics and Society
January 2019

 

 

Professor M.V. Ramana, Ph.D. is the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Director of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia.