Thu, 17 Dec 2009

Computer Scientist Looks At ICBM Security

Fascinating look back at the Cold War, and the security measures that kept us from blowing up the planet.

If you can climb a fifteen foot ladder and fit through a two foot diameter hole, you can, with a bit of advance planning, take an extensive "top-to-bottom" tour of a Titan II ICBM launch complex, complete with missile silo and missile. Best of all, you no longer have to trespass or join the Air Force to do it.

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