A static display of intercontinental ballistic missiles at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., front gate the evening of April 4, 2012. From left are the Peacekeeper, the Minuteman III and the Minuteman I. The planet Venus is visible in the sky above the Minuteman missiles and Jupiter is visible to the left of the Minuteman I. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ottawa Citizen: Take missiles off high alert to avoid a cyberattack starting a nuclear war, says former U.S. commander
Taking U.S. and Russian missiles off high alert could keep a possible cyberattack from starting a nuclear war, a former commander of U.S. nuclear forces says.
Associated Press national security writer Robert Burns, who wrote the above, adds that neither Russia or the U.S. appears willing to increase the lead-time to prepare the weapons for launch.
Here is more of what Robert Burns writes:
Retired Gen. James Cartwright said in an interview that “de-alerting” nuclear arsenals could foil hackers by reducing the chance of firing a weapon in response to a false warning of attack.
WNU Editor: James Cartwright and Vladimir Dvorkin's article that discusses the need to put nuclear weapons off "high alert" is here .... How to Avert a Nuclear War (NYT). Here is a sobering post on how close we came to an accidental nuclear war in the early 1980s.
More News On Former U.S. And Russian Nuclear Commanders Called for Scrapping “Hair-Trigger” Alerts On Nuclear Weapons
Former commander says taking nukes off high alert could protect missiles from cyberattacks -- AP
U.S., Russian ‘hair-trigger’ nuclear alert urged ended, especially in age of cyberattack -- AFP
Generals call on US and Russia to end to nuclear hair-trigger -- The Telegraph
US Commander: Take Nukes Off High Alert or Risk Hackers Starting a War -- Sputnik
Ex-U.S., Russian brass: 'De-alert' nukes or risk disaster -- Politico
Former US commander calls for nuclear missiles to be taken off high alert -- FOX News
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