Who the F*ck Allowed Chinese Tech To Be Planted Next to Our ICBM Silos?

[quote](CNN)Outside Malmstrom Air Force Base in central Montana, spread across 13,800 square miles of open plains, more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles stand at the ready, buried deep underground in missile silos. These Minuteman III rockets are capable of delivering nuclear warheads at least 6,000 miles away and are part of the U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the country's nuclear and missile arsenal.

Nestled among these silos are clusters of cell phone towers operated by a small rural wireless carrier. According to FCC filings, those cell towers use Chinese technology that security experts warn could allow China to gather intelligence while also potentially mounting network attacks in the areas surrounding this and other sensitive military installations.

A weaponized cell tower could shut down service, send out malign text messages and launch a denial of service attack, security experts tell CNN.

"The Chinese could decide to interfere with ICBM command and control, or with ICBM personnel, the people manning the missile silos," said James Lewis, director of the Technology Policy Program at the DC-based think tank The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

"That's not a risk that you can dismiss. You have to say, it's a new strategic capability for China. Not one we expected. It's not military. It's not a weapon. It's not your traditional attack." [/quote]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/11/politics/huawei-cell-towers-missile-silos/index.html