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Re:U.S. tightens export controls on items used in surveillan... by aerostable_slug on Thursday October 21, 2021 @05:21PM (#28950969)
DSP doesn't depend on any external networks. There are mobile receiver terminals that can receive their transmissions and relay warning to combatant commanders. There's actually a funny little national guard post that houses those doomsday trucks. Another interesting garage is at F.E. Warren (mobile STRATCOM survivable NC3).
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Re:U.S. tightens export controls on items used in surveillan... by Retric on Thursday October 21, 2021 @07:51PM (#28952269)
Assuming they didn’t depend on ground stations for anything in 1998 that might poke a hole in the story. On the other hand you can’t exactly use one of those inside NORAD’s bunker so they could have been blind until someone setup an independent relay.
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Re:U.S. tightens export controls on items used in surveillan... by ClumsyPilot on Thursday October 21, 2021 @08:05PM (#28952364)
The whole early warning system was not down, Long range radars are independent, not connected to the internet, and in the worst case they could use a phone and smoke signals. There was no credible nuclear threat.

Given that you can't refer anyone to anything written, this whole story defies logic and smells of a dead possum.

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Re:U.S. tightens export controls on items used in surveillan... by Retric on Thursday October 21, 2021 @09:45PM (#28952908)
Could be, these systems should have been completely isolated on DSNET 3.
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