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Submission + - Dr. Strangelove: Please Dial "00000000" for Global Nuclear War (todayifoundout.com)

Submitted by Jeremiah Cornelius
Jeremiah Cornelius writes: In the "I Feel Better Already Dept." we find this item: "...During the height of the Cold War, the US military put such an emphasis on a rapid response to an attack on American soil, that to minimize any foreseeable delay in launching a nuclear missile, for nearly two decades they intentionally set the launch codes at every silo in the US to 8 zeroes." Yes. You may read that again, to be sure of what it says. Missiles "in the U.S. that had been fitted with the devices, such as ones in the Minuteman Silos, were installed under the close scrutiny of Robert McNamara, JFK’s Secretary of Defence. However, The Strategic Air Command greatly resented McNamara’s presence and almost as soon as he left, the code to launch the missile’s, all 50 of them, was set to 00000000. Oh, and in case you actually did forget the code, it was handily written down on a checklist handed out to the soldiers."

Comment I Feel My Jesuit Relatives to be Somewhat Redeemed (Score 1) 8

by Jeremiah Cornelius (#45576549) Attached to: I sure would like to see the slashdot community

Really - despite my initial severe reservations about this fellow, especially in light of his role during various Argentine military governments - he is completely right-on, in the words dept.

Let us see what action he can take, if any. Let's watch what happens to the Vatican bank.

I hope the man is more than a "beard".

Submission + - Neo900 hacker phone reaches minimum number of pre-orders for production 2

Submitted by wick3t
wick3t writes: The Neo900 fundraising campaign has already achieved the milestone of 200 pre-orders which means that mass production is now feasible. This follows a successful first prototype that was showcased at the OpenPhoenux-Hard-Software-Workshop 2013. Their next target is 1000 pre-orders as they aspire to reduce the production costs of each device.

Submission + - DHS Now Censoring Imported Videos (google.com) 6

Submitted by Jah-Wren Ryel
Jah-Wren Ryel writes: J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Thor, He-Man) reports that US Customs now requires a Video Declaration Form be completed for any imported DVDs. The form requires that you "declare the the films/videos contain no obscene or immoral matter, nor any matter advocating or urging treason or insurrection against the United States, nor any threat to take the life of or inflict bodily harm upon any person in the United States."

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