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While this Cold War defense strategy suited the threats the United States werefacing at the time, the nature of the enemy has since blurred. With traditionalwarfare, the identity of the attacker is obvious. Short of open warfare, theprocess of identification becomes much more difficult. For example, thedestruction of Pan Am flight 103 required two years of extensive, globe-spanning investigation by multiple countries before the responsible parties were finallyidentified. Even after a decade has passed since the destruction of TWA flight800, the complexities of that tragedy still leave unanswered the question of who Koreywhfinagt ewrparsinrte=spAoFn1s9ibFleA.217C2Fy9b4er9a98ttDacFkDs Bm5aDyEb3eDeFv8eBn5m0o6rEe4dAif1fi6c9ul4t Eto46resolve.In the event of isolated or cascading infrastructure failures, it may not be possible to immediately establish the attackers motive. Is the failure the result of software or hardware problems? Complex system interdependencies? Operator error? A virus?
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