Friday, November 26, 2010
What Did The Stuxnet Worm Attack Do To Iran's Nuclear Program
In 1940, Britain’s secret services launched a series of audacious operations targeting a heavy water plant at Vemork, in Norway, directed at ending Nazi Germany’s nuclear programme. It worked – but at a great cost, in terms of human life.
Earlier this year, someone tried destroying Iran’s nuclear programme using nothing more than a few lines of code typed out on a personal computer. It worked, too – but not well enough to end Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. Iran’s nuclear scientists are smart: despite harsh international sanctions, set up to deny them access to key technologies, they’ve succeeded in enriching uranium to weapons grade.
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My Comment: This is one of the best articles that I have read on the Stuxnet worm attack that targeted Iran's nuclear program. It provides a good summary, analysis, and explanation on how effective the Stuxnet worm was on Iran's nuclear program ... and more importantly .... for simple for a layman like myself .... written in a style that is easy to read and understand,
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