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Given the increasing likelihood of offensive cyber warfare in the future, this brief provides a NATO-specific template for cyber extended deterrence. The brief’s authors specifically argue that Brussels should provide extended deterrence to help less cyber-capable nations defend their military, telecommunications, and electric grid. The possible ways to do this include 1) creating “cyber framework nations,” each of which would lead a cyber framework group and support national capabilities; 2) establishing operational partnerships, including at the national level, with key private entities, including ISPs and electrical grid operators; and 3) developing specific doctrines and capabilities in order to provide for the effective use of cyber assets in a conflict.