Inside the US Nuclear Silos Where Floppy Disk Are Still High-Tech

Gizmodo ^ | April 28, 2014 | Jamie Condliffe

[lbryce]

It's not very often you get to see inside a US Air Force nuclear silo—but CBS recently got to take a peek for us. In this video, Lesley Stahl finds that they're not quite as high-tech as you might like to think.

This segment, which you can watch below, appeared on 60 Minutes, and it provides a rare glimpse into the inner working of America's nuclear bunkers. Cozying up with the ageing rockets, two things are striking. First, the staff don't seem wildly experienced. Second, the technology down there still relies on 5.25-inch 8-inch floppy disks from the 70s. Thank goodness the nation is so well protected

[pfflier]

We have 450 of the original 1,000 Minuteman missiles still on alert. We did retire the 24 remaining Titan II sites after the Damascus AR accident.

Don't forget, odumbo wants to get rid of the Tomahawks too by 2015 or so (with nothing in the pipeline). That leaves us with SLBMs and a handfull of B-52's, B-1's and B-2's (44 B-52's, 70 B-1's and 16 B-2's). Also with nothing in the pipeline.

[pfflier]

It not like the USAF did not have it’s share of jerks. It’s just you usually wanted to keep them away from the media.

No argument there!

[familyop]

No comment, other than that piece is a pretty good piece of commie/fascist bait.