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Friday, March 1, 2013

There's Only One Thing Stopping Enemy Nations From Smashing The US Power Grid

There's Only One Thing Stopping Enemy Nations From Smashing The US Power Grid

grand central transformerIn a world with Weapons of Mass Destruction, deterrence is key.
The recent discovery "Chinese" hackers probing America's electrical grid serves as a reminder of a potential cyber attack that could far surpass the destructive impact of Stuxnet, which is believed to have been released by the U.S. and Israel to attack Iranian industrial machinery.
 Tom Simonite, of MIT Tech Review, recently confirmed that a devastating attack on the grid is a viable option:http://www.businessinsider.com/nations-had-electric-wmd-for-years-2013-2?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

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