Hudspeth: The time has come for new types of responses Stephen Hudspeth FacebookTwitterEmail Stephen HudspethStaff / Hearst Connecticut Media We are under attack right now. One need look no further than Russian hacking that has reached extraordinary proportions ranging from our election systems and electrical grids to deep probes inside U.S. corporations, including most recently tech giants, vital pipelines and essential food processors, and our federal government itself across multiple agencies. The time has come for new types of responses. Consider “old-style” responses: (1.) Through its wanton hacking activities, Russia has effectively declared war on the U.S. However, if the U.S. responds in kind by launching a counterattack that shuts down broad swaths of the Russian economy electronically (as we presumably can do), the result will likely be retaliation and repeated escalations resulting in potential economic devastation on both sides.