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the fact that is hasn't killed anyone is what makes it so effective. if US or Isreal had bombed iranian nuclear facilities it would have likely resulted in man
by andrewtbham 14y ago
the fact that is hasn't killed anyone is what makes it so effective. if US or Isreal had bombed iranian nuclear facilities it would have likely resulted in many deaths, but stuxnet was effective in setting back the iranian nuclear program without any deaths, and less threat of war.
- lawnchair_larry 14y agoA good point. If the nytimes article is to be believed, stuxnet was actually used to talk Israel out of performing more physical attacks. I don't know about anyone else, but I'll take an infected computer over gunfire any day.