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> Now imagine a phony video of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un announcing a missile strike. The White House would have mere minutes to determine whether the c
by S-E-P 8y ago
> Now imagine a phony video of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un announcing a missile strike. The White House would have mere minutes to determine whether the clip was genuine and whether it warranted a retaliatory strike.
Really? Hard hitting journalism everybody. "Mere minutes", it will be warranted when they see proof of a launch, do you really think the government just decides based on a video when we have much more surefire ways to determine these things!?
- muthdra 8y agoIt could be a video disguised as an insider spy tip. It wouldn't cause a retaliatory strike but it certainly would cause trouble and loss of money and time.
- bitL 8y agoImagine somebody interested in war starts realistically faking radar etc. signatures, perhaps supported by tiny planted chips in army infrastructure. Could be fun.