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Trojan Horse Caused A Siberian Explosion

Posted by Hemos on from the kaos-round-the-world dept.

An anonymous reader writes "William Safire of the nytimes [nytimes.com] has an interesting column this week describing how the Soviets purchased bogus computer chips from the West in the 1970's. These chips caused what "was the most monumental non-nuclear explosion and fire ever seen from space." Fascinating story."

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  1. Re:Disinformation by FatRatBastard · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    >>Draw your own conclusions.

    Okay: You are a kook.

    How's that?

  2. Re:Let me get this straight.... by dash2 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Mmmm. How nice of the Americans. How did this analysis pan out in Vietnam, where two million North Vietnamese civilians were killed, along with the same number of South Vietnamese civilians, and about 1 million soldier casualties?

  3. Re:Just great by dave420 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    "US soldiers will not kill you if you leave them alone" Hahahahaaaa!!! That's hilarious. Did you see any one of the tens of news reports from Iraq where US soldiers killed innocent civilians? Like that "roadblock" the US set up. It turns out the US troops were hiding alongside a road, and when any traffic approached, they'd open fire. They killed about 6 truck loads of people. None of them were armed. Or when the iraqis attacked the US Apache helicopters. All of the helicopters were severely damaged, and the US ended up shooting at random into a town. They killed entire families with armour-piercing rounds. Even the US army isn't safe from the US army. When they call in Air Support, it's not uncommon for the US to blow chunks out of friendlies on the ground. Hardly the model army, are they? More like yahoos with assault rifles and "how to be a soldier" pamphlets.

    And as for your point about new york police... what about their tendancy to use janitorial supplies as suppositories? :-P

  4. Re:Pentium I bug. by IdleTime · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It would have been easier to just allow them to buy Microsoft Windows legally. It would have done greater damage than what happened!

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  5. Re:awesome by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    If Orlando's unavailable, I'd volunteer for the role. Especially if I get to make it with the hot female KGB defector.. Those Russian Girls GrrrOWL!
    I wonder, is Tubgirl russian?