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Near Nuclear War False Alarm
- William Perry received a false alarm phone call about a massive Soviet missile attack in the 1980s.
- The call nearly triggered nuclear war before human judgment prevented it.
Modernization Increases Risk
- Modernizing nuclear systems increases complexity and vulnerability.
- The more functionality added, the higher the risk of security breaches.
Old Systems Resist Cyberattacks
- America's nuclear systems are so old they are mostly analogue and not internet-connected.
- This antiquity makes them robust and less vulnerable to modern cyberattacks.