Are U.S. Weapon Systems Still Reliable After Their Plans Have Been Hacked By China

Chinese Cyberattacks Hit Key US Weapons Systems. Are They Still Reliable? -- Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor

A new report suggests that many advanced US weapons systems have been hacked, and experts say China was behind the cyberattacks. If there were a war with China, the weapons might not be reliable.

Dozens of key US weapons system designs and technologies have been compromised by Chinese hackers, creating fresh uncertainty over America’s warfighting capabilities in any future conflict in Asia, according to a defense advisory group study and defense policy experts.

The laundry list of US weapons systems whose files have been accessed during the past decade by Chinese hackers includes some of the nation’s most expensive and exotic programs. The list was contained in a confidential version of a Defense Science Board report, according to The Washington Post.

The list includes the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system, the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 antimissile system, along with the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, the Aegis ballistic missile defense system, and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

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My Comment: Lets see .... Chinese hackers have stolen the plans for pretty much the entire US military .... but according to the Pentagon .... there is no need to worry.

LOL ..... I just cannot make this up.