Air Force to create cyberspace command

[WestHoustonDem]

Am I crazy for seeing implications for the next presidential election?

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By Jim Wolf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force plans to set up what could become a major command aimed at safeguarding U.S. military and civilian cyberspace, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said on Thursday.

Wynne, speaking at a military communications and intelligence conference, said U.S. vulnerabilities in cyberspace included financial networks, satellite communications, and radar and navigational jamming.

"The capital cost of entry to the cyberspace domain is low," Wynne said. "The threat is that a foe can mass forces that weaken the network that supports our operations."


Wynne said the new command would be part of the 8th Air Force based at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, a unit made famous during the combined armored offensive in Europe during World War II.
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[Wickerman]

1. I'm not sure what the problem is

We're from the government. We're here to help. Please speak directly into the microphone.

[Double T]

2. Yep!! You've got IT.

More swatting at phantom terra-ists while pissing away a few billion more.