World War Three, by Mistake - The New Yorker The author of “Command and Control” on the cheery topic of the degradation of the USA’s control systems and the possibility of cyber attacks. Also touches on Trump/Putin.
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The button that isn’t | Restricted Data There’s no actual big red button to launch all the missiles. Interesting article on nuclear command and control.
(tags: nuclear icbm button war missiles) Secular Solstice: Doing good for goodness’ sake - The Washington Post The WaPo reports on secular solstice celebration. Sounds cool.
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The nuclear deterrent and reasons for its replacement Interesting discussion from UK armed forces people on Trident and whatnot. Found in a comment on the aforementioned Charles Stross blog post.
(tags: Vulcan nuclear Trident ICBM SSBN V-force war) Free Speech on the Internet: Silicon Valley is Making the Rules | New Republic Google, Twitter, ( Read more... )