The United States is not ready for the most serious security threats it has faced since World War 2. That was the somber warning from defense experts to a Senate committee.
The heads of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the U.S. is nowhere near prepared for the dangerous multi-threat environment it’s facing.
“The public has no idea how great the threats are,” Commission Chairwoman, former California congresswoman Jane Harman said. She and Vice Chairman Ambassador Eric Edelman issued the dire warning to the committee Tuesday.
They told senators that the U.S. cannot presently handle the wide range of threats from its many potential adversaries and that American civilians are likely to be among the first victims in the next war.
Edelman warned, “The homeland, if there’s a conflict, is not going to be a sanctuary anymore and the first attacks will likely be in the cyber domain and they will be incredibly disabling for our society.”
Harman said, “The public is essentially clueless about the massive cyber attacks that could be launched any day by our adversaries; not just nation states, but rogue actors as well.”
The report warns a cyber war
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