> “Government should agree not to attack civilian infrastructures, such as the electrical grid or electoral processes,”
Would certainly be used in the future as an excuse for electrical grids to “save money” or “put off upgrades” or...
The problem is, it’s not governments we need to worry about.
It’s ISIS.
It’s the Russian mafia (doing what they think Moscow would like for future rewards).
It’s the “contractor” North Korea can pay now to “cause havok”.
And even if it is directly done by a government it’s not as obvious as a tank or plane or missile may be so they’re more likely to ignore an agreement.
We’d better find a way to harden our system, not hope that an agreement saves us.
> We’d better find a way to harden our system, not hope that an agreement saves us.
Absolutely. And does Brad not realize that in war, when bombing a city, isn't part of the point that you're intentionally "disabling civilian infrastructures" along with everything else?