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UK Plans Cyber Weapons Program

Posted by samzenpus on from the ministry-of-pointy-sticks dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Ministry of Defence says they are working on a range of offensive cyber weapons to increase the country's defensive capabilities. The armed forces minister, Nick Harvey, says, 'The consequences of a well planned, well executed attack against our digital infrastructure could be catastrophic With nuclear or biological weapons, the technical threshold is high. With cyber the finger hovering over the button could be anyone from a state to a student.'"

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  1. Nick Harvey is a wanker by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Nick Harvey is a wanker