U.S, Israel developed Flame virus to slow Iranian nuclear efforts, officials say
I find it quite ironic that both this article and the nsa one are on the front page at the same time. Something that is supposedly top-secret is leaking all over the place, while something that ought to be open is completely clamped down shut.
Is there anything new in the article?*
* This is not a disparaging comment, it is a legitimate question.
I guess China is now free to create their own shitware to slow American economic recovery no? The supremacist attitudes in our country are unbounded.
God forbid some other country in the region acquire nuclear technology.
I find it exceedingly hypocritical and pathetic that Israel wants to stop the spread of nuclear arms in the Middle East when it's sitting on the only (massive) stockpile.
Sourcing unnamed 'western officials' doesn't lend this too much credibility, however this could have grave consequences for how governments deal with communication networks, and therefore the internet
Wasn't that kind of obvious after the discovered similarities that suggested "cooperation" between Flame and Stux developers? Pandoras box is open, will be interesting to see what follows.
Serious question: Why isn't this considered an act of war?
The "Israel April attacks" mentioned in the text:
In other news - "vatican inhabitant with big hat is a catholic shock"
ok, that's the second dangerous cyberweapon from the two beacons of freedom and democracy.
...but iran is still the rogue state, right?