By Andrew Blake – The Washington Times – Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Sailors on the watch-floor of the Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command photo by Mass

Sailors on the watch-floor of the Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command photo by Mass

The Obama administration was ready to launch a wide-ranging cyberattack against Iran that could have rivaled the “Stuxnet” worm, but put its plans on ice after an agreement was reached last summer over the nation’s nuclear program, a new documentary revealed.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney said that the effort — code-named “Nitro Zeus” — was “likely the largest and most complex cyberwar plan the U.S. has ever created,” BuzzFeed News reported Tuesday.

Nitro Zeus called for a multi-pronged attack against Iran’s air defenses, communications systems, portions of its power grid and other critical infrastructure, according to Mr. Gibney’s film, “Zero Days,” which debuted Wednesday at the Berlin Film Festival…. read more here