A recent Pentagon report blames the Chinese military for cyberattacks on U.S. government computers and defense contractors. It’s the first time the Obama administration has directly accused the Chinese government of using cyberweapons to steal intellectual property and gain a military and economic advantage. Experts say the report is an escalation in rhetoric, but offers no surprises. The Chinese government has denied any involvement in cyberattacks against the government or private industry. There’s no guarantee cyberweapons will be effective given the complexity of getting it into the right computer systems and having it perform correctly without being discovered.”]

