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%T What If Smart Cities Encouraged Stupid Risks? %A Weber, Valentin %P 2 %V 1 %D 2022 %@ 2749-5542 %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-86660-0 %X In 2030, the world's major powers increasingly exploit vulnerabilities in so-called smart cities. In particular, spooks target those cities that operate services based on Chinese tech infrastructure, including Shanghai, St. Petersburg, and Buenos Aires. When a wave of hundreds of such disruptions hits, the major powers downplay this huge incident as a "normal accident" inherent in complex systems. Since the usual suspects - Moscow, Beijing, Washington, Iran, and North Korea - are all negatively affected, none of them seem to have a motive. Indeed, the cause of the disruptions turns out to be much deeper, with roots stretching back a decade. Assessing this hypothetical incident offers real insight into the systemic nature of tech risk. %C DEU %C Berlin %G en %9 Stellungnahme %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info