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Cyberwarfare is all in the mind, says Britain

An interview with the commander of the National Cyber Force

James Babbage GCHQ
The name’s Babbage. James BabbageImage: GCHQ
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“IT IS THE deterrent rocket force of our age,” gushed one columnist. “Cyber divisions are worth more than aircraft carrier[s] or nuclear weapons.” He was referring to Britain’s National Cyber Force (ncf), created in 2020 with a mission to “disrupt, deny, degrade” in cyberspace. Now the ncf is opening up to dispel such fantasies.

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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “All in the mind”

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