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On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
Would you agree that part of the defense against that attack and part of defining the criteria has to be deciding what the offense should be, what the deterrent should be?
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal emphasizes the need to define deterrents against cyber attacks.

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