ICBM and Floppy Disk

Tonight's 60 Minutes on CBS revealed that the Minuteman land-based ICBM is being controlled by a computing system using 8-inch floppy disks:

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/floppy...lear-missiles/

It was later mentioned that the "ancient" system has the advantage of being safe from hacking attacks!

jack some big time threads youre staying away from lol

jack some big time threads youre staying away from lol Originally Posted by bjwstw

You might have overlooked the handful of lame remarks I did make. In any case, the celebrities and protagonists have been keeping us amply mind-boggled lately.

I did see, youre low key though lol

Tonight's 60 Minutes on CBS revealed that the Minuteman land-based ICBM is being controlled by a computing system using 8-inch floppy disks:

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/floppy...lear-missiles/

It was later mentioned that the "ancient" system has the advantage of being safe from hacking attacks! Originally Posted by jackfengshui

An undeniable advantage that I believe will play out. Maybe not in that forum, but in some respect technology is going to screw the pooch.

I am surprised they aren't still making everything in those hangers, like what they'd need to fix that door.

I was expecting something totally different here... LoL