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I guess that makes it ok then.
by arkitaip 13y ago
I guess that makes it ok then.
- tptacek 13y agoSovereign countries interact in the state of nature. Your country has a problem with the NSA? Pick up a SAT solver and build yourself some ROP shellcode and hit us back. Oh wait: your country's already doing that. Do I like it? No. We don't work with the USG, and that's one of many reasons why.
- cpach 13y agoI’m not sure what intrusions you’re referring to. Would you care to elaborate?
- Luc 13y agoMy country? Are you kidding, they couldn't hack their way out of a paper bag. Any expertise and equipment they have is provided by the NSA, and they're a bunch of B-players with no budget. The whole situation is uncomfortably asymmetric. Economies of scale I guess. Winner takes it all.
- tptacek 13y agoCheer up. We're also protecting the world's shipping lanes.
- malandrew 13y agoFrom whom? Last I checked we had most of our fleet sitting outside countries with whom we have conflicts of interest and not countries known for harboring pirates taking over private vessels. When was the last time a US war ship captured a Somali pirate vessel?
- neurotech1 13y agoThe US Navy capture smaller vessels quite regularly. The larger pirate boats may have non-combatants and/or hostages aboard so the rules-of-engagement limit the Navy actions.
- w_t_payne 13y agoYup. Winner takes all. Everybody else gets their noses rubbed in the dirt.
- belzeboss 13y agoPlanes in buildings are also a good choice. Many planes, many buildings