John McCain says US has no strategy to deal with Russian cyber warfare
by Ben Jacobs in Philadelphia from on (#2AE4G)
In audio obtained by the Guardian, McCain says 'it is the one aspect of our confrontation where adversaries are ahead'
John McCain warned that the Trump administration is unprepared to deal with Russian attempts "to influence elections in France and European countries in the coming months".
In audio obtained by the Guardian of the 2008 presidential nominee speaking at the congressional retreat in Philadelphia, the Arizona senator said "we don't have a policy and we don't have a strategy" for Russian cyber warfare. He said "it is the one aspect of our confrontation where I believe our adversaries are ahead of us", adding "it is a hell of a lot of easier to offense in cyber than defense".