The Invasion of The Chinese Cyberspies

HorsesAss writes "Time Magazine has an article up entitled 'The Invasion Of The Chinese Cyberspies and the Man Who Tried to Stop Them', which outlines how Chinese PRC is cracking DOD networks and downloading massive sets of files detailing every aspect of military planning and practice." From the article: "The hackers he was stalking, part of a cyberespionage ring that federal investigators code-named Titan Rain, first caught Carpenter's eye a year earlier when he helped investigate a network break-in at Lockheed Martin in September 2003. A strikingly similar attack hit Sandia several months later, but it wasn't until Carpenter compared notes with a counterpart in Army cyberintelligence that he suspected the scope of the threat. Methodical and voracious, these hackers wanted all the files they could find, and they were getting them by penetrating secure computer networks at the country's most sensitive military bases, defense contractors and aerospace companies."

Comments

Re:To Be Corrected by Chinese-American War...

[Doc Ruby]

Those are silly answers. Especially if you don't realize that China has built many more nukes abroad from "black market" materials than the official counts tally. But that doesn't mean you're alone in your conceited distortion of an American nuclear supremacy that could win such a war, that it would be worth the $20 trillion in cancelled debt. Be careful what you wish for: you might get it. And that nightmare, no one wakes up from.

Re:Geopolitics of the next 100 years

[saridder]

One thing you forget is that our national security is heavily tied into economic security and growth. If another country is disrupting our ability to do business, then our national security is in danger. USA has always been tied to economic growth before it was even a country, heck that's why the colonies were founded. Why would that stop today?

Re:Geopolitics of the next 100 years

[Distinguished Hero]

They will be a force to be reckoned with, sure, but won't be too interested in anything beyond their thousands-of-years-old sphere of influence.

This is allegedly a speech given by Chi Haotian, "China's Minister of Defense and vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission." I suggest you read it. Choice quotes are:

"Specifically, the following are the fundamental causes for the defeat of Germany and Japan: First, they had too many enemies all at once, as they did not adhere to the principle of eliminating enemies one at a time; second, they were too impetuous, lacking the patience and perseverance required for great accomplishments; third, when the time came for them to be ruthless, they turned out to be too soft, therefore leaving troubles that resurfaced later on."

"Our Chinese people are wiser than the Germans because, fundamentally, our race is superior to theirs."

"The first issue is living space. This is the biggest focus of the revitalization of the Chinese race."

"Our economic development is all about preparing for the need of war! Publicly we still emphasize economic development as our center, but in reality, economic development has war as its center! We have made a tremendous effort to construct "The Great Wall Project" to build up, along our coastal and land frontiers as well as around large and medium-sized cities, a solid underground "Great Wall" that can withstand a nuclear war."

"Would the United States allow us to go out to gain new living space? First, if the United States is firm in blocking us, it is hard for us to do anything significant to Taiwan and some other countries! Second, even if we could snatch some land from Taiwan, Vietnam, India, or even Japan, how much more living space can we get? Very trivial! Only countries like the United States, Canada and Australia have the vast land to serve our need for mass colonization. Therefore, solving the "issue of America" is the key to solving all other issues. First, this makes it possible for us to have many people migrate there and even establish another China under the same leadership of the CCP. America was originally discovered by the ancestors of the yellow race, but Columbus gave credit to the white race. We the descendents of the Chinese nation are entitled to the possession of the land! It is said that the residents of the yellow race have a very low social status in United States. We need to liberate them. Second, after solving the "issue of America," the western countries in Europe would bow to us, not to mention to Taiwan, Japan and other small countries. Therefore, solving the "issue of America" is the mission assigned to CCP members by history."

"Only by using special means to "clean up" America will we be able to lead the Chinese people there. This is the only choice left for us."

"When Comrade Xiaoping was still with us, the Party Central Committee had the perspicacity to make the right decision not to develop aircraft carrier groups and focus instead on developing lethal weapons that can eliminate mass populations of the enemy country. "

"We must prepare ourselves for two scenarios. If our biological weapons succeed in the surprise attack [on the United States, the Chinese people will be able to keep their losses at a minimum in the fight against the United States."

"It is indeed brutal to kill one or two hundred million Americans. But that is the only path that will secure a Chinese century, a century in which the CCP leads the world."

"Now, when I am about to finish my speech, you probably understand why we conducted this online survey. Simply put, through conducting this online survey we wanted to know whether the people would rise against us if one day we secretly adopt resolute means to "clean up" America. Would more people support us o