id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt mp48sb42q0k David B. Stevenson Cyber-Weapons of the Weak: Understanding the Pursuit of Offensive Cyber-Capabilities by Smaller States 2022 .txt text/plain 190 6 29 Cyber-weapons offer smaller countries significant strategic and tactical advantages across the international relations arena, yet not all smaller actors choose to prioritize cybersecurity and the development of offensive cyber-capabilities. This research project develops and tests a provisional theory about when and under what conditions smaller countries pursue offensive cyber-capabilities, arguing that smaller countries are more likely to develop offensive cyber-capabilities when threatened by a more powerful, cyber-armed rival, and when they demonstrate high-levels of military spending, a reliance on a high-tech military, or advanced national cyber-infrastructure. cache/mp48sb42q0k.txt txt/mp48sb42q0k.txt