Cyberspace carpet bomb?

"The world has abandoned a fortress mentality in the real world, and we need to move beyond it in cyberspace. America needs a network that can project power by building an af.mil robot network (botnet) that can direct such massive amounts of traffic to target computers that they can no longer communicate and become no more useful to our adversaries than hunks of metal and plastic. America needs the ability to carpet bomb in cyberspace to create the deterrent we lack." So writes Col. Charles Williamson III in Armed Forces Journal.

The Colonel's enthusiasm may be admirable but he may also be opening up a huge can of worms that will just lead to escalating botnet activity. Where does that leave everyone else? It's nice to have an attitude that if you're not part of the solution you're part of the problem. The implications for relations with allies, business, and the public are huge.

Source: AFJ