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In 2011, the US government rolled out its "International Strategy for Cyberspace," which reminded us that "interconnected networks link nations more closely, so an attack on one nation’s networks may have impact far beyond its borders." An in-depth report today from the New York Times confirms the truth of that statement as it finally lays bare the history and development of the Stuxnet virus—and how it accidentally escaped from the Iranian nuclear facility that was its target.
I'm seriously considering withdrawing from Obama my non-existent immigrant-ass vote.
Read the original at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/01/world/middleeast/obama-ord...
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I guess Iran and the US are on the same page, then.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/15/us-usa-cyber-austr...
- The U.S. military also has warned that a cyber attack could result in a real-world military response, presumably if it were devastating enough.
JakobVirgil · 4710 days ago · link ·
I'm I allowed to say duh and still be thoughtful?
who else would have made it? with that target?
lulz-sec?
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thenewgreen · 4710 days ago · link ·
Do you find it interesting that Obama's fear of an Israeli attack may become the catalyst for one?
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JakobVirgil · 4710 days ago · link ·
interesting . . . terrifying eretz israel is more trouble than it is worth.
nationalism is always ugly.
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thenewgreen · 4710 days ago · link ·
- israel is more trouble than it is worth