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Ok, this was interesting, but he only dealt with the "they built it" half of the title. I wanted to know more about the "It's Still Working" half. Who is cont
by dstorrs 17y ago
Ok, this was interesting, but he only dealt with the "they built it" half of the title. I wanted to know more about the "It's Still Working" half. Who is controlling this system now that the Soviet Union is no more? Who is maintaining the components, and their interconnects? Is there any reason not to tear it down and, if not, why hasn't it been?
- rdtsc 17y agoOne of the reasons to have the machine is actually to prevent Russian hot-headed generals from pushing the "launch" button too quickly. That is why the existence of the machine wasn't really made known to the West. It makes perfect sense to still keep it online. Perhaps, because it is online, we haven't seen WWIII yet. > Who is controlling this system now that the Soviet Union is no more? I would guess a branch of FSB or FAPSI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAPSI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAPSI). > Is there any reason not to tear it down and, if not, why hasn't it been? They will, as soon US will tear their systems down.