Next Big Future: Humvee has no electronics for EMP to damage
The US military replaced its Humvees in Afghanistan and Iraq, with heavier, better armored vehicles because of the threat from roadside bombs. But that approach may not work In a high-tech conflict, argues manufacturer AM General. You might want to go back to the Humvee. Why? Because it’s simpler. There are no electronic engine controls, no electronic braking, no circuitry that a sophisticated enemy could hack with malware, scramble with directed microwaves, or fry with the electromagnetic pulse from an atomic bomb or other source.
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Absolutely, wnu
Being all high tech has major drawbacks. One of the reasons why parts of the nuclear triad (the minute man systems) run on computers and systems you would only see in old movies :) and I feel good about it. Those systems have kept us safe for decades. And I hope nobody will be so stupid to upgrade them to IoT style systems. ..
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