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Originally posted by Peruvianmonk
reply to post by BomSquad
What is most interesting is that the administration has come out and confirmed what everyone already knew. There is no plausible deniability left here.
Yet Mr. Obama concluded that when it came to stopping Iran, the United States had no other choice.
Originally posted by Maxmars
reply to post by jjf3rd77
I think they should be ashamed.
The Internet is a medium for billions of people. Now they will 'wage war' on it. Sort of like bombing weddings because a member of Al Qaeda or one of their relatives is there.
The Internet is not theirs to use without hesitation. They will end up destroying the very last communication medium we have that doesn't rely on middlemen to edit and produce content.
No, I refuse to give the like of these warmongering businessmen my "kudos" for taking yet another tool they don't own, and weaponizing it for their profiteering and entertainment.edit on 1-6-2012 by Maxmars because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by JBA2848
reply to post by hp1229
STUXnet was sent in through Koch Industries and Haliburton selling equipment to Iran. It setup a mapping project to learn the networks of the Iranian nuclear projects. It setup a network that would call out and get commands to download more software to embed. But then it was put into a higher gear with new updates for better and faster comunication.
If anybody else does to America what we’re doing to Iran right now, our national security types would describe it as open warfare.
According to all our stated descriptions of what we consider offensive cyber warfare to be, we are already at war with Iran — plain and simple. Remember that when Tehran engages in some “unprovoked aggression.”
Originally posted by HunkaHunka
I, for one, applaud this effort. Much better than WWII
Originally posted by Nspekta
Another article regarding the topic:
U.S. Admits to Waging War Against Iran
If anybody else does to America what we’re doing to Iran right now, our national security types would describe it as open warfare.
According to all our stated descriptions of what we consider offensive cyber warfare to be, we are already at war with Iran — plain and simple. Remember that when Tehran engages in some “unprovoked aggression.”
I believe that the US is at WAR and engaging the 'enemy' as we speak. This cyber attack is no different than an actual pre-emptive strike. Its just thats its a digital strike.edit on 6/3/2012 by Nspekta because: link
A New York Times report on Friday about the U.S government's extensive involvement in the Stuxnet attacks against Iran is sure to trigger a sharp increase in state sponsored cyber attacks against American businesses and critical infrastructure targets, security experts warn.
The dramatic report in The Times described how President Obama, and his predecessor President Bush, had overseen the development of a secret and highly sophisticated U.S cyber campaign to disrupt and degrade Iranian nuclear capabilities.
The story, which quotes several unnamed sources, describes how Stuxnet was designed by security experts in Israel and the United States to disable centrifuges used to purify uranium at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility.
Israeli officials who were placed at risk by the Obama administration's leaks about the Stuxnet virus are disputing American claims that the cyber-weapon was jointly developed by the U.S. and Israel. Rather, they say, Israeli intelligence first started developing cyberspace warfare against Iran, only convincing the U.S.--with some difficulty--to join in. The Israelis allege that President Barack Obama claimed credit for Stuxnet to boost his re-election campaign.