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Nuclear warhead security has always been problematic, not just the facility producing the materials. Watch [1] because reading the rest just make everyone dizz
by yeukhon 9y ago
Nuclear warhead security has always been problematic, not just the facility producing the materials.
Watch [1] because reading the rest just make everyone dizzy. Our launch protocol relies on very outdated technology. Not that there is anything wrong with old technology in general (as long as the protocol is well-established)...
We don't even want to bring up the recent unfortunate Navy crashes... we ought to really step up.
"Shoot yourself in the foot."
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y1ya-yF35g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y1ya-yF35g
[2]: http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/07/03/security-us-nukes-now-official-secret.html http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/07/03/security-us-nu...
[3]: http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nuclear-weapons-military-hagel-20141114-story.html http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nuclear-weapon...
[4]: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/14/us-nuclear-force-reviews-security-flaws-poor-leadership-chuck-hagel https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/14/us-nuclear-f...
- BrandonMarc 9y agoI toured a capsule decades ago, in the ground below an air force base. The tech was very dated, however that also means it'd had plenty of time to be "debugged" shall we say. No uncertainty as to whether it works right. Plus, being so dated, far less likely to get hacked. Might've been a joke.
- yeukhon 9y agoYeah. I think old technology works. Just a human soldier vs a robot; sure robots can shoot better if we get to that stage, but you can't hack a human... or you can use a frying pan to kill a sniper if you happen to sneak on him... (PUB insight) what matters is how you use the old tech.