Cyberwar: paper-tiger or real threat?

Marcus Ranum, renowned IT Security expert, has interesting views on Cyberwar.
It's a lot more nuanced and subtle than "One Big Attack".

Where I diverge: a Big Event is a great distraction for really 'interesting', subtle actions - and can be just as simple as the First Worm by Morris. Oooops, it wasn't meant to do that...

Things you should read or view:

• RSA Conference, 2012, On Cyberwarfare
• Fabius Maximus posts on cyberwar
• You must Be >this< Tall To Play Cyberwar (has DoD grown enough yet?)
• Cyberwar: The Pentagon Cyberstrategy
• Cyberwar: About Stuxnet‏, the next generation of warfare?
• Congress Authorizes Pentagon to Wage Internet War [Wired. Ryan Singel]
• M.R. on rearguard-security: Cyberwar