Cyber war : the next threat to national security and what to do about it / Richard A. Clarke and Robert K. Knake.

Trial runs -- Cyber warriors -- The battlespace -- The defense fails -- Toward a defensive strategy -- How offensive? -- Cyber peace -- The agenda.

Security expert Richard A. Clarke goes beyond "geek talk" to succinctly explain how cyber weapons work and how vulnerable America is to the new world of nearly untraceable cyber criminals and spies. This sobering story of technology, government, and military strategy involving criminals, spies, soldiers, and hackers begins the much needed public policy debate about what America's doctrine and strategy should be, not just for waging, but for preventing the First Cyber War.