NEWSWATCH: “Warning Russia on Hacking Isn’t Enough” – New York Times Editorial

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… A stronger White House response would begin with … Obama revealing more information about how the hacking was done and by whom. He could also … disclose Russian computer codes, embarrass wealthy Kremlin officials by exposing their overseas bank accounts and even disable Russian networks. … impose sanctions on Russians … responsible for the hacking or on military leaders … bombing civilians in Syria. … the trick will be to do it without igniting a cyberwar. … Americans cannot know for certain that the hacking has ended. Many experts doubt that warnings alone will be enough to deter … Putin [still] … challenging America during the postelection transition … bomb[ing] Aleppo … installing new nuclear-capable missiles in Kaliningrad …. Lindsey Graham has called for congressional hearings to broadly examine Russia[ ] … including … the hacking …. Ben Cardin has suggested imposing new sanctions. …

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