S7E3—Ukraine's Invisible Story: Is Digital War Real Violence?

The war in Ukraine has tanks in the streets, but don’t miss the invisible weapons—hackers from both sides are launching online attacks. Chris & Adam ask a really subtly perplexing question: is digital war violence? BIG TOPICS INCLUDE This episode floats into all sorts of things: The 31 year old digital marketer that has become the tech mastermind behind Ukraine’s digital offense and defense Some of the history of the world being very slow to recognize online attacks as “real attacks” What is hacking really anyway? Like, what do they actually DO? What does scripture and church theology say about the rights and wrongs of war? Just war theory? Christian Pacifism? How do we apply these Christian ethics from other eras to today’s digital warfare? MYKHAILO FEDOROV (MEH KY LO FED-ER-OF) Did we pronounce his name right? Questionable. We tried hard. Letter to Apple's Tim Cook LINKS TO LEARN MORE Wired Magazine: Ukraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory Jacques Elull Violence: Reflections from a Christian Perspective (1969) Foreign Affairs: Digital Disorder issue TALK BACK Follow Device & Virtue on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Follow Chris and Adam on Twitter. Support Device & Virtue. Learn how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices