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Re:Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons by NumberCruncher on Thursday June 29, 2017 @09:35AM (#14663144)
Man's way to peace is by having a bigger gun than his neighbor.
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Re:Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons by Asdfbla on Thursday June 29, 2017 @11:14AM (#14663929)
The problem is such traditional calculus doesn't apply anymore in cyberwar.

For one thing, your big "guns" weaken your own infrastructure, since you use about the same technology that your adversary uses too. Secondly, your guns can be copied without many problems and then suddenly they are directed at you and your weakened infrastructure.

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Re:Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons by thrillgore on Thursday June 29, 2017 @09:41AM (#14663188)
At some point, someone will use their Bitsy Big-Boy Boomeroo, and that'll be the end of that.
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Re:Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons by SCHiM on Thursday June 29, 2017 @10:12AM (#14663444)
Thus ushering in a new era of peace and prosperity for the termites scuttling through the ruins of human civilization. Sounds like a plan.
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Re:Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons by ionised on Friday June 30, 2017 @09:39AM (#14670607)
That's obscenely naive.
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