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Keith B. Alexander: Our country is extremely vulnerable, and those of us who have been briefed in classified settings on both offensive and…

On the recordJuly 10, 2012
Our country is extremely vulnerable, and those of us who have been briefed in classified settings on both offensive and defensive cyber understand the capability of this tool now.
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Keith B. Alexander

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Alexander warns about the vulnerability of the country to cyber threats.

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