Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons

Re:Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons by Sir_Substance on Thursday June 29, 2017 @12:19PM (#14664462)

Cyberweapons created by the USA were used to shut down the entire national hospital system of the UK, one of their biggest allies. Good job USA!

Iran is educated enough to make nuclear weapons, but you want their program shut down because you think they're not responsible enough to be trusted with nuclear weapons.

The US is educated enough to make cyber-weapons, but I want their program shut down because I think they're not responsible enough to be trusted with cyber-weapons.

Maybe the UK should go on the offensive, wipe a few NSA datacenters, for the long term safety of the British people?

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Re:Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons by sqeaky on Thursday June 29, 2017 @02:52PM (#14665910)

You are applying logic to politics, if that worked we wouldn't have problems.

We demand Iran disarm to shame them on the world stage as violators of non-proliferation treaties, and we only do this because they are our "enemy" if they weren't we would care. It cronyism and nepotism just on the scales of nations, and I don't think that can change for a while.

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