80 missing computers at nuke lab: watchdog

February 14, 2009

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Eighty computers have been lost, stolen or gone "missing" at a major US nuclear weapons lab, the nonprofit watchdog group Project On Government Oversight has said.

Eighty computers have been lost, stolen or gone "missing" at a major US nuclear weapons lab, the nonprofit watchdog group Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has said.

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• NeilFarbstein - Feb 14, 2009
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  Why wasnt this front page news???
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• el_gramador - Feb 14, 2009
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  Probably to avoid panic
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• light_echo123 - Feb 15, 2009
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  Hee hee hee. You Americans... such comedians. Really though, on the face of it I'm sure the article is more fear mongering journalism than anything of real concern. I'm pretty sure that you just don't happen to take your laptop home if it contains information that could undermine the security of your nation.
  
  Right?
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• superhuman - Feb 15, 2009
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  Right?

  
  Everyone likes to think that way, but it's far from certain.
  
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• la7dfa - Feb 15, 2009
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  I am sure these has been stolen by Al quaida and will be dropped from 30000ft into major cities to create havoc...
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• Velanarris - Feb 15, 2009
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  All military information of a sensitive nature is coded in AIDA. AIDA code erases itself if it detects the presence of a disk drive (hard, floppy, cd/dvd, MO, etc) Nuclear secrets can't be stolen by nabbing someone's laptop or desktop.
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• Crossrip - Feb 15, 2009
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  Somebody should check eBay
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