It’s been 25 years since the Cold War ended, but America (and Russia) still keep thousands of nuclear warheads on “high alert” The hair-trigger system means nations can launch their missiles as soon as a threat is detected. General James E. Cartwright has been ramping up his calls for a change to the policy on both sides. As Cartwright points out, the vulnerability of these aging systems is becoming a world-wide liability. Unfortunately, tensions between Russia and the US are only growing, so it doesn’t seem likely that there’s a clear solution to the problem.”]
Source: https://gizmodo.com/an-aging-cold-war-policy-may-make-it-easier-to-hack-nuc-1701625521