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Re:Keep the nuclear launch codes in an innocent volunteer's ... by ncmncm on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @05:07AM (#24916739)
The key words there are "as far as we know". Fool me once...
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Re:Keep the nuclear launch codes in an innocent volunteer's ... by stopping on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @05:09AM (#24916747)
As far as we know, the earth is a globe. What point are you trying to make?
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Re:Keep the nuclear launch codes in an innocent volunteer's ... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @05:46AM (#24916966)
That if the government is caught lying about how secure one part of the lock to the Armageddon button is, you have no reason to believe they aren't lying about the other part too. Particularly, if there's a strong incentive for the system to not be secure - which there is, namely, response time.
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