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Oneironaut

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13. Its a special absurdity that we buy trillions of dollars of war assets, and have the best army in

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 01:47 PM

Mar 2018

the world, but we can easily be toppled by a cyber attack.

We’re stuck in the old model of warfare. Russia doesn’t need to bomb us - they just need to collapse the country from within. Of course, the defense industry needs their cash.

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Russian Government Cyber Activity Targeting Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure Sectors [View all] erronis Mar 2018 OP

It occurred to me years ago how easy it would be pangaia Mar 2018 #1

There are definitely a lot of vulnerability points all over our grid IronLionZion Mar 2018 #3

Exactly.. pangaia Mar 2018 #5

Fortunately, we've been spending a lot of money improving our infrastructure erronis Mar 2018 #7

That would be socialism IronLionZion Mar 2018 #9

This isn't the first time, unfortunately. RandomAccess Mar 2018 #2

Like a Clancy novel - the enemy has installed a mole at the top of the US gov't erronis Mar 2018 #4

Wasnt this what Homeland Security was worried about from terrorist organizations? Maggiemayhem Mar 2018 #6

Remember this story neohippie Mar 2018 #8

Where is Lisbeth Salandar when we need her? pangaia Mar 2018 #10

Fortunately we have crackerjack Energy Sec Rick Perry to save us flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #11

Like you, I have experience in security TeapotInATempest Mar 2018 #12

And for all we know, they could be partnering or instructing Ilsa Mar 2018 #15

I suspect Putin has a big red button on his desk... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #19

Its a special absurdity that we buy trillions of dollars of war assets, and have the best army in Oneironaut Mar 2018 #13

Where is this leading? bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 #14

Maybe they plan to interrupt the grid in November? C Moon Mar 2018 #16

I wonder this, too. TeapotInATempest Mar 2018 #17

Here's the beauty of this situation for this regime matt819 Mar 2018 #18