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The security of computation and communication is the primary focus of the U.S. Department of Defense. There is general recognition that the side that can maintain the integrity of its computational resources will dominate the battlefield.
Grader A: partial
Cyber security became a major DoD concern: the Secretary of Defense created US Cyber Command in June 2009. But it was not the primary DoD focus; ground wars in Iraq and Afghanistan dominated budgets and attention, and Cyber Command became a full combatant command only in 2017-2018.
Test: Priority test: dedicated cyber command created June 2009 (sub-unified), one of many priorities; not the primary focus.
Grader B: partial
Cyber security rose sharply at DoD around 2009, but it was not 'the primary focus'. Secretary Gates ordered US Cyber Command on June 23, 2009; it reached full operational capability in October 2010. The 2011 DoD cyber strategy treated cyberspace as an operational domain alongside land, sea and air. In 2009 the primary DoD focus was the ground wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, with about 186,000 troops in country. Cyber became a top-tier priority, one domain among several.
Test: Test: computation and communication security is the primary DoD focus. 2009-2011: new Cyber Command and cyberspace declared an operational domain. Budget and forces remained dominated by conventional ground operations (about 186,300 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan in FY2009).