Our picksNuclear war is one “tantrum away”; Nazi-puncher’s dilemma; order from cyber chaos, and more

Published 11 December 2017

· Nobel Peace Prize winner warns that nuclear war is one “tantrum away”

· LA cyber center hopes to be a model for cities nationwide

· The most secure account of all—if you can stand it

· If terrorists hit Dallas, would first responder radios be ready?

· U.S. intelligence community claims North Korea transferred 3 nuclear warheads to Iran

· The North Korea debate sounds eerily familiar

· The Nazi-puncher’s dilemma

· Making order in cyber warfare law

Nobel Peace Prize winner warns that nuclear war is one “tantrum away” (Nina Golgowski, Huffington Post)
“We have avoided nuclear war not through prudent leadership but good fortune,” said Beatrice Fihn, at the award ceremony in Oslo.

LA cyber center hopes to be a model for cities nationwide (Joseph Marks, Defense One)
During the past four years, Los Angeles has centralized its cyber operations using models developed by the federal government and industry sectors.

The most secure account of all—if you can stand it (Andy Greenberg, Wired)
There was a time when high-status people signaled their worth with an ostentatious key fob for an expensive car. Today the keyring of an important person—or at least a paranoid one—might be distinguished by a less obvious marker: a pair of inconspicuous plastic dongles that protect an inbox full of secrets worth keeping.

If terrorists hit Dallas, would first responder radios be ready? (Naomi Martin, Dallas Morning News)
County commissioners this week approved a $68 million contract with the city and Motorola that will upgrade the outdated radios and provide maintenance for 15 years.

U.S. intelligence community claims North Korea transferred 3 nuclear warheads to Iran (Franklin Lamb, Eurasia Review)
So just how and when did Iran acquire three North Korea nuclear weapons in addition to a suspected ‘dirty bomb’ freebee for Hezbollah?

The North Korea debate sounds eerily familiar (Kori Schake, Defense One)
Trump’s national-security officials are making many of the same arguments Bush’s did in 2003.

The Nazi-puncher’s dilemma (Luke O’Brien, Huffington Post)
Inside the antifa movement’s struggle to continue its long, colorful legacy of cracking white supremacist heads without alienating, well, just about everyone.

Making order from chaos in cyber warfare law (Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post)
Despite years of negotiations, countries have been unable to agree on what kind of cyber hacking activities violate international law, one of the world’s leading cyber-warfare law experts say.