| ▲ | andai 4 hours ago |
| Yeah, the plausible deniability aspect of "the computer gone goofy again" is pretty funny. September 2029: Whoops, our sentient nukes did a funny again! |
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| ▲ | showlife 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| "boys will be boys"
"toys will be toys" |
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| ▲ | walrus01 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| I guess they should have kept those 8" floppy disks that implemented a completely air gapped crypto key system for the missile silos. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=nuclear+m... |
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| ▲ | andai 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | >The Defense Department’s 1970s-era IBM Series/1 Computer and long-outdated floppy disks handle functions related to intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear bombers and tanker support aircraft, according to the new Government Accountability Office report. https://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/25/us-military-uses-8-inch-flop... From 1976! They're using 50 year old computers? That's amazing. | | |
| ▲ | walrus01 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | The Boeing 747-400, at least, uses a 1987 state of the art 3.5" 1.44MB floppy drive. |
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