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This chapter explores the concept of cyber warfare from two different angles. First, from the perspective of public international law on armed conflict (henceforth—international law). This is important to understand, since it addresses the role of cyber warfare in the context of using (armed) force in international conflicts. Second, the chapter explores cyber warfare as a developing military capability, which is finding its place among other (often more mature) capabilities, such as electronic warfare or missile defense. Instead of covering the breadth of each topic, the chapter identifies the key points that help understand the nature of cyber warfare.
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Ottis, R. (2015). Cyber Warfare. In: Lehto, M., Neittaanmäki, P. (eds) Cyber Security: Analytics, Technology and Automation. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, vol 78. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18302-2_6
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