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When Your Backhoe Cuts "Black" Fiber

Posted by timothy on from the careful-with-that-thing dept.

bernieS writes "The Washington Post describes what happens when a construction backhoe accidentally cuts buried fiber so secret that it doesn't appear on public maps — and what happens when the Men in Black SUVs appear out of nowhere. Apparently, the numerous secret fiber and utility lines used by government intelligence agencies are being dug up with increasing frequency with all the increased construction projects in the DC area. It's amazing how quickly they get repaired!"

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  1. Re:Obligatory slurs by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why dont they just pay with double cheesebugers?

    Oh, wait.

  2. Re:Our tax dollars at work. by fishbowl · · Score: 0, Troll

    >See the picture?

    If you really were involved in making that gizmo you wouldn't be blabbing about it here.

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    -fb Everything not expressly forbidden is now mandatory.
  3. Re:Our tax dollars at work. by csartanis · · Score: 0, Troll

    A trillion dollar device is built on more than security through obscurity. Losing the secret plans to the next-gen fighter aircraft isn't going to allow anyone to build a $30 counter weapon. And if it does? Then that device wasn't worth a trillion dollars and deserves to be grounded permanently.