10. Are America’s nuclear systems so old they’re un-hackable?
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10. Are America’s nuclear systems so old they’re un-hackable?

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:

At The Brink podcast

Herb Lin's book Cyber Threats and Nuclear Weapons

How cybercrime remixed the Nigerian Music scene

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