Chinese hackers inserted dormant code to seize control of advanced US weapons systems
Evidence
In 2013, it became clear that China was at it again, this time worming into the control systems for an alarming number of our most advanced weapons, including, among others, the F-35 joint strike fighter and the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system, the Patriot Advanced Capability antimissile system, the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, and even our Global Hawk unarmed aerial vehicle system. The fact that these crucial weapons were compromised is scary enough, but the truly terrifying part of these events was the realization that the Chinese were not simply pirating information. It now appears their plan was to inject code that would, when activated, give them complete control of our systems. — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 421 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Chinese hackers compromised controls of America’s most advanced weapons systems — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 421
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Broader Connections
- Chinese hackers compromised controls of America’s most advanced weapons systems
#corroborates(0.90) — Emlen, Douglas J, Animal Weapons_ The Evolution of Battle, 421