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Thankfully the answer is "If we are fighting another nuclear power such that they are trying to shootdown a Bomber that didn't invade their airspace or sink an aircraft carrier something has already gone horribly wrong." Pax Atomica is in effect and there is a very reason why all of the wars were proxy wars. Everybody knows that it can only end in everyone losing.
Let's hope it stays that way but I am not too optimistic.
DOD Just Beginning to Grapple with Scale of Weapon Systems Vulnerabilities
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#222GDC4S (now General Dynamics Mission Systems) and NICTA have been working on seL4, and it at least seems that USDOD has something to build on, if they want to start providing assurances of some form on weapons systems. They'll really have to set the passwords properly though.
What's eyebrow-raising is that it's been used as para/virtualization platform for Linux. (Ordinarily, SELinux MLS/MCS is pretty good though.) If something like Minix 3 "NetBSD" in Rust ran on seL4, that would inspire more confidence.
Yeah, I've been thinking about that for a while. There is Genode/seL4, but it's hard to say if it makes as much sense.
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Meanwhile, the software companies capable of fixing these issues face internal revolt at the idea of defense contracts. Apparently inaccurate targeting systems and vulnerable firmware in equipment that is going to deployed (regardless of protest) is better for pacifism?
It's a conundrum. Do you not work on it, and have innocent people accidentally killed? Or do you work on it, and have innocent people purposefully killed?
For perspective, not too long ago during WW2 and following wars the best measures we had were napalm firebombs and binoculars. Civilian deaths were much higher, and friendly fire incidents were commonplace. Technology, despite dystopic appearances, has helped reduce the brutality of war.
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Ok maybe assassinate is a bit of a hyperbole for USA but I wouldn’t be surprised if Russia did that
It's not that hyperbolic at all, actually. But I was asking a question of ethics, not fact.