10. Are America’s nuclear systems so old they’re un-hackable?
Apr 12, 2022•24 min
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Episode description
In its latest defense budget, the Biden Administration has asked Congress to fund the modernization of America’s nuclear weapons systems.The current system – that until recently was still using eight inch floppies – is seen as so old that it’s virtually un-hackable. So if you modernize, now what? Plus, cyber hits from Nigeria’s music scene.
SHOW NOTES:
Herb Lin's book Cyber Threats and Nuclear Weapons
How cybercrime remixed the Nigerian Music scene
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