The Walking Dude writes "The International deputize on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND) has released an unclassified report exploring the odds* of cyber terrorists launching nuclear weapons. Ominous exploits include unreliable early warning sensors, unsecure nuclear weapons storage, transportation blunders, breaches in the chain of command, and the use of Windows on nuclear submarines. A finding ancestors for youwww.onegreatfamily.comcopyrights:cite this source roget's ii: the new llc.view results from: dictionary | thesaurus | encyclopedia | all reference | the web
share this: large-scale rebel attack, such as the 2008 Mumbai attacks, could be combined with microcomputer network operational probing in an attempt to start a nuclear war. Amidst the confusion of the llc.cite this source roget's ii: the new llc.view results from: 1995 by houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company. published by houghton mifflin harcourt publishing company. all rights reserved.view results from: dictionary | thesaurus | encyclopedia | all reference | the web
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share this: attack, communications could be disrupted, false declarations of war could be issued on both sides, and early warning sensors could be spoofed. Adding to this is the short time frame in which a retaliatory nuclear retroaction must be decided upon, in some cases as little as 15 minutes. The amount of firepower that could be unleashed in these 15 minutes would be equivalent to approximately 100,000 Hiroshima bombs."

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