Having dealt with some of the security, some script kiddie isn't going to launch a live nuke. Even a determined hacker won't. The Permissive Action Link prevents that. The PAL is separate from the launch controls.
Also, many of the launch controls are still analog systems that are isolated from the rest of the world by a security system I wouldn't dream up on peyote and chrystal meth. Russel > -----Original Message----- > From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 4:09 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Nukes > > > Todd- > > remember the movie "Wargames"? > > and how 'bout the EDS commercial where the little Japanese girl hacks into > the automobile factory computer and paints her name on the side of a car? > > -Ben > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 2:09 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Nukes > > > > > > What if some wannabe hacker kid was messing around in the > > launch computer > > and the computer got confused and decided it was going to > > launch on its own? > > ;) > > > > Todd > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 5:00 PM > > Subject: RE: Nukes > > > > > > > When would the US actually use them first? We might launch our nukes > > first, > > > one if that were our last option, but how slim would the > > options be for > > the > > > US to launch? > > > > > > I cannot think of a scenario in which the US would have > > launched before > > the > > > USSR. We stood to gain more by not launching. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
