Nuclear Warhead Blueprints On Smugglers' Computers

imrehg links to a story at the Guardian which begins "Blueprints for a sophisticated and compact nuclear warhead have been found in the computers of the world's most notorious nuclear-smuggling racket, according to a leading US researcher. The digital designs, found in heavily encrypted computer files in Switzerland, are believed to be in the possession of the US authorities and of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in Vienna, but investigators fear they could have been extensively copied and sold to 'rogue' states via the nuclear black market." Reader this great guy links to the New York Times article on the discovery, and asks "Given that Khan's revelations were made in early 2004, does that mean it took the IAEA 1-2 years to brute-force the encryption?"

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MAD is Dead

[Tablizer]

I don't really care who gets Nucs these days because MAD works, ... if a nuke built in Iran goes off in the US, Iran will cease to exist, and they know it.

We can't say this anymore because now it involves religious fanaticism. As evil as the Soviet Union was, at least they valued life more than their dogma. We cannot say the same about the Iran Red Button. They may see it as the Instant-71-Virgin Button.

I think, I know why did it take 2 years.

[Erikderzweite]

Given that Khan's revelations were made in early 2004, does that mean it took the IAEA 1-2 years to brute-force the encryption? One word â" elections. Scare your people bad enough and they elect yet another easy-to-manipulate monkey for the White House.