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Russian systems at a depth and with an aggressiveness that has never been tried before." it is intended, "partly as a warning and partly to be poised to conduct cyber strikes if a major conflict broke out between the u.s. and moscow." this initiative has been carried out by u.s. cyber command, which is part of the u.s. military, and this is interesting. recent changes to u.s. law, thanks to both a presidential directive and thanks to a little-noticed new legal authority that was slipped into the military authorization bill last year. those new legal authorities allowed these kinds of actions t...

To conduct cyber strikes if a major conflict broke out between the u.s. and moscow. they have been carried out by cyber command. thanks to a presidential directive and thanks to a little notice legal authority that was slipped into the military authorization bill last year, those new legal authorities allowed these kinds of actions that are described in this time space. they allowed these actions apparently to be carried out by cyber command on their own say so without having to get specific permission from the fot do it. also without having to get specific permission from congress. according ...

House reporter sarah woodwood because i think most people would expect the president to know something like this. >> that's right, christi. most people would, but "the times" reports that administration officials were able to conduct this operation without presidential approval because of it is notice powers that were slipped into the military authorization bill that congress passed last year. basically, it allowed the military to conduct certain operations, clandestine operations in cyberspace the same way they would conduct routine land or air operations that didn't need express permission f...

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Announcement comes as welcome news to this white house. >> what i can tell you is what president obama's approach has been and it's simply abide by an extraordinarily high standard. and even going to great lengths to avoid any appearance of a potential conflict of interest. >> president-elect trump has spoken of how he would look to keep the prison facility at guantanamo open. >> conversations have included a discussion helping him understand the policy that we have pursued. it's a policy that we will pursue as long as president obama remains president of the united states. >> the authorizatio...