The folklore that I know is that ARPANET was created to provide communication channels across the US in the event of nuclear war. I should find a reference for

The folklore that I know is that ARPANET was created to provide communication channels across the US in the event of nuclear war. I should find a reference for this. edit Wiki provides references falsifying this claim. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET#The_ARPANET_under_nuclear_attack http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET#The_ARPANET_under_nucle...