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		metaphor on Oct 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The US nuclear forces’ messaging system finally go... > So when we upgrade the hardware, how much of it will be sourced from China? FYSA[1], would it surprise you if that figure was precisely zero? [1] https://www.dmea.osd.mil/trustedic.html

apostacy on Oct 18, 2019 [–]

That is good, but, supply chains are still a major attack vector. I think we should try to minimize that.

I am quite certain that there are no Chinese back doors in hardware that was put in the ground in the early 1980s.

Security wise, we can only go downhill from there.

PostOnce on Oct 19, 2019 | [–]

https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/7/5688760/the-navy-built-an-...

They do make a fairly substantial effort.

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