Majority of Americans Support “Internet Kill Switch”

Geekosystem ^ | 10/27/10 | Robert Quigley

[JRandomFreeper]

Because even the most tyranical and leftist NCA would have problems convincing the guys in blue or green to turn those keys if the nuke is going to land in CONUS.

I'd bet on the Sox winning a pennant first.

/johnny

[Sherman Logan]

I don’t disagree, but I would like to point out that it is entirely possible for the political leadership to put different guys with different attitudes in physical control of the nukes.

There is no law of nature requiring our military to retain its present honor and sense of duty. Many military organizations in the past have been purged of those insufficiently willing to follow illegal or immoral orders.

[PLMerite]

“I’ll bet the poll results would be different AFTER peoples’ online apps and social networks and email “freeze” for a couple of days.”

Better frozen for a couple of days rather than weeks or months. Isolating parts of the net to keep an attack from succeeding would be like isolating part of the power grid to keep a blackout from cascading. Rough but necessary.