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Marco zero: as origens da guerra cibernética orquestrada pelos Estados Unidos para atingir a República Islâmica do Irã (2007-2010)

2024; Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais; Issue: 82 Linguagem: Inglês

10.23906/ri2024.82a06

2183-0436

Fernando Henrique Casalunga, Eduardo Munhoz Svartman, Bruno Cardoso Reis,

International Relations and Foreign Policy

In this article, we conduct a single-case study of the conflict between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran (2007–10), from the perspective of the strategic returns obtained through the use of information technology to achieve criticism of infrastructure sectors. Our analysis highlights the conditions that allowed the North Americans to expand their power projection capabilities over their adversary, significant factors in explaining the origin and impact of cyber warfare today. By collecting evidence that reveals the functioning of the operational mechanism orchestrated by state and non-state actors to contain the Iranian nuclear program, we verify how cyberspace has become a key domain for achieving national strategic objectives. From this perspective, based on primary and secondary sources, we use qualitative analysis techniques to answer the following question: how did the United States use cyberspace to target the Iranian nuclear program?