Stuxnet: targeting Iran's nuclear programme
Strategic Comments · 2011
Malfunctions at Iran's Natanz uranium-enrichment plant attributed to the Stuxnet worm have encouraged speculation as to the potential for cyber sabotage to be used in derailing nuclear programmes. But even though Stuxnet appears to have caused some damage to Iran's equipment, it is essentially a delaying tactic and has not dimmed the country's resolve to develop nuclear capabilities.