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Military suffers cyber attack-(Ruskies)
LA times ^ | 11/28/08 | ulian E. Barnes

Posted on 11/28/2008 9:01:27 AM PST by Flavius

WASHINGTON – Senior military leaders took the exceptional step of briefing President Bush this week on a severe and widespread electronic attack on U.S. Defense Department computers that might have originated in Russia, posing unusual concern among commanders and potential implications for national security.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coldwar2; cyberattack; putin; russia; russianthreat; sovietunion

1 posted on 11/28/2008 9:01:27 AM PST by Flavius
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To: Flavius

Why don’t we do the same with both Russia and China?


2 posted on 11/28/2008 9:06:46 AM PST by whitedog57
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To: whitedog57

maybe because all of our infrastructure is in china


3 posted on 11/28/2008 9:07:39 AM PST by Flavius (war gives peace its security)
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To: whitedog57

You can bet if we have their news services would never be allowed to report it.


4 posted on 11/28/2008 9:10:05 AM PST by HelloooClareece ("We make war that we may live in peace". Aristotle)
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To: whitedog57
Why don’t we do the same with both Russia and China?

Remember when that US Navy surveillance aircraft was forced to land in China?

That was our first 'cyber-war' fought from universities across the country.

5 posted on 11/28/2008 9:14:29 AM PST by Pistolshot ("Democrats don't show respect, they just demand respect " - ClearCase_guy)
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To: whitedog57

Cyber warfare classes are big, by their catalogues at least, at our service academies.


6 posted on 11/28/2008 9:39:11 AM PST by onedoug
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To: ShadowAce

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7 posted on 11/28/2008 10:11:36 AM PST by KoRn
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8 posted on 11/29/2008 6:36:08 AM PST by Thunder90
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To: Lil'freeper

Ping


9 posted on 11/29/2008 6:39:49 AM PST by big'ol_freeper (Gen. George S. Patton to Michael Moore... American Carol: "I really like slapping you.")
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To: Thunder90; DAVEY CROCKETT

Thank you for the ping.

Ping to Davey.


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