How Does Cyberespionage Targeting Military Technology Benefit America's Adversaries

question 47

Multiple Choice

How does cyberespionage targeting military technology benefit America's adversaries?

• A) Their capabilities will humble the U.S. government in the eyes of the public and U.S. allies.
• B) By accessing the defense systems used by the American military, adversaries can understand how to disable those systems and render them inoperable.
• C) It is a defense mechanism, because it ensures that the U.S. government will never attack the adversarial government.
• D) It gives the adversary a bargaining chip to try and compel the U.S. to negotiate.

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