America would send a nuke to deal with hackers

FZ: "The US military has decided that it is completely viable to stop a cyber attack on the US by dropping a nuke on the hacker.

According to the Stars and Stripes magazine, the US has said that a cyber attack would not necessarily be limited to cyberspace. The head of U.S. Strategic Command Air Force Gen. Kevin P. Chilton said that the Law of Armed Conflict will apply to this domain.

He said that how the country would respond to a cyber attack would be decided by the president and Defense secretary and "no response was off the table". Mostly Chilton was talking about dropping a bomb on the hacker but whether or not that would be conventional or nuclear play load was also up for grabs.

"You don't take any response options off the table from an attack on the United States of America. Why would we constrain ourselves on how we would respond? " he said.

The US military has adopted a policy of flinging as much firepower at an enemy in the hope it would go away since the Revolutionary war. Subtlety has not been a feature of the US military mind. If a botnet can be destroyed with bombs it is going to be, at least in the US mind."

[Tachyon_Nova]

I don't doubt they would. They'd probably drop a nuke a small ants nest because it promoted communism (all workers blindly follow orders/roles)

[Kakkoii]

Well they don't really follow orders blindly. Ant's merely work together for the better of the whole colony. Which is the basis of communism. Communism itself isn't bad, merely the people who have tried it have been bad, abusing their power.

[SRU9600]

Well, this little bit of news should keep cyber attacks to a minimum. lol

[Panthers]

Communism is bad. It cant work with individuality at all. You have to become a drone in order for it to work.

[HighDefinition]

EVERY SYSTEM has it`s up`s and downs. Capitalism`s hands aren`t clean by any strech of the imagination.

[ZuperAmazingCooKie]

Overkill

[TheBand1t]

Only "Open fire" and "Time to reload." :D

No, but seriously. Cluster munitions would be much cheaper.

[lokiroo420]

es funny because America kill anyone for nuthing!

[LorD]

"Communism itself isn't bad, merely the people who have tried it have been bad, abusing their power. "

You should kill yourself for making that comment. Communism IS bad, because it takes away what drives people to better themselves an increase the wealth of the country.

Would you go to school for 14 years to become a specialized doctor, if you knew you'd make the SAME money as a janitor with 3 days of on-the-job training?

The answer is NO.

[Guitardr85]

Before anyone goes and blindly makes accusations, I suggest you actually READ what Marx had to say on the subject. I bet all of you people who are used to saying communism is bad because of how poorly it worked in Russia and to some extent China will actually see that the world has yet to see a truly functional communist system.

Also, don't you think this kind of response is completely acceptable considering, you know, our entire viable working economic system is now completely electronic. I would posit that a bad cyber attack could do a hell of a lot more damage than a low yield tactical nuke. I mean come on, consider the implications of taking away every computer in the world (it's a hypothetical I know but it gets the point across)!

[Statix]

You'd have to be completely naive to think that a system of 100% pure capitalism isn't going to lead to everyone getting effed up the ass (by the formation self-serving, domineering corporations), just like a system of 100% pure communism is likely going to eff everyone up the ass, through eventual apathy.

Everything exists on a spectrum, even as it relates to China. The truth is neither America or any other civilized nation functions or could function on an entirely capitalistic-based system anymore. That's just the reality of it.

[thereapersson]

What the hell...

Way to invite all the mongoloids from around the world to come and bash the US even more. Providing ammo against the US's image is the last thing they need to be doing at the moment.

[Xbrainer]

I don't believe this actually means that they would send a nuke to stop a hacker but it is more saying they would do whatever necessary to stop an attack on American soil. I mean seriously if they knew where the attack came from there is no need to send a nuke when you can send in troops just as easily.

[jamesrocks3147]

the defination of teamkill tho

[lokiroo420]

Hell we dont even have to get off the boat, snipe the sh!t out of them like a bunch of pirates!

[Statix]

You know, I'm really not against a strong and forceful military response by this country to any major threats posed against it. But I'm going to draw the line when it comes to discussing the use of a weapon that could POTENTIALLY TRIGGER THE END OF THE WORLD ITSELF, to deal with a problem that an Anti-Virus definitions update could fix.

[Uzesgelen_Goo]

what do you mean by a word "mongoloids"?! if you spelling this word because of about mongolian (aka Hunu also Attila was Hunu too) invasion happened in the 13th century (aka Chinghes Khan) it was not that barbaric (^_^)

[LightofDarkness]

That oughta learn 'em... now let this be a lesson to the rest o' ya!!

[TheMART]

So if I hack the USA White House/Militairy, they will nuke The Netherlands. Sounds like a very good respons there!

[Shadow Man]

or better yet what if an American hacks the white house are they gonna nuke themselves?

[Mr Face Creamer]

I officially declare that Holland has massive weapons of destruction.

Time for another war!

[Shadow Man]

Might as well drop a nuke in china or they could just hire this Chinese hackers so they can help prevent cyber attacks from happening.

[Captain Tuttle]

"FUD"zilla is an appropriate name for this site. What garbage.

[Yi-Long]

... they'll use proxy's and that kinda stuff to pretend they're from Washington..

[Gaara_724]

Its very very easy to get past a proxy server i know because of the course im doing at college one of the classes goes over proxy servers hackers ect seriosly they dont do much

[Panthers]

"The US military has adopted a policy of flinging as much firepower at an enemy in the hope it would go away since the Revolutionary war. Subtlety has not been a feature of the US military mind. If a botnet can be destroyed with bombs it is going to be, at least in the US mind."

They make this sound bad. We just want to make sure the job gets done. If someone threatens us, we make sure they will never be able to do it again. And we can be subtle. Thats what our special forces are for. SEALs baby.

Trust me, when you throw that much firepower at someone, they will go away.

[Gaara_724]

now if only SEALS where as good as S.A.S and S.B.S

[HighDefinition]

That`s so sad, you feel that way. People have no respect for life anymore, it seems.

[UltimateIdiot911]

"Trust me, when you throw that much firepower at someone, they will go away."

I'm not sure what type of people you deal with, but that's definitely not true. A solution like that is more likely to cause more harm than good in the long run.

[Lumbo]

yeah, bombing and invading random countries has totally made your place safer ... *lol*

Instead the result is that your friends turn away from you in disgust, and your enemy engage in a guerrilla war, and considering that its 6+ billion vs a measly 240 million population i already know the outcome of that.

Diplomacy is more than throwing bombs. And NO ONE likes a brainless bully.

[Kurylo3d]

actually the brainless bully is usually the popular one in highschool rofl...

but in either case i think that all depends on the administration presiding over a country... george bush and cheyney were and are idiots... they started wars... for money.. oil.. greed.. corruption... thats what they made the US look like.

Now barrack obama... he makes the us look like a hero nation... reaching out to the world, making friends... helping others.. striving to achieve success for a better planet.

Oh and if anyone here has some stupid comments about socialism... i say this... GOOD, bring it on then, we win, most of hte country wants and loves what obama is doing...

[FragMnTagM]

If you like bombs and stuff so much go fight "terrorists" and be a "hero" the world will be better off with more killing death and destruction. While your at it, why not have another Holocaust, those are always good.

[Guitardr85]

what do you mean anymore...You make it seem like killing and war are new to the human condition. The only thing that has changed is how capable we are at doing it, NOT whether or not we want to. This response is no different than the Romans pummeling the Gauls or the Britons...

[Mr Face Creamer]

Time to move to Mehico!

[Xbrainer]

Swine Flu?

[Kakkoii]

Move to Norway. It's rated number 2 on the Human Developement Index... Would be a much MUCH wiser choice than Mexico haha.

[Lumbo]

crap story from a crap source

[Scelestus]

Way to go USA, destroy the planet to stop some asian kid from readin your mailz and stealin your lolz. Pathetic.

[jmare]

Why the Fvck is bullshit like this getting approved? All this is is a comment taken out of context and warped to make it into a joke for a dumbass site. The guy did not say they would use bombs, nuclear or otherwise, to deal with a hacker, or rather a cyberattack. The quote only references an attack, and it is the U.S.'s policy to consider all responses to an attack. Most countries have policies like this, or maybe they don't because they are pussies.

[Xbrainer]

exactly, if you think they would send a nuke to kill one person you fail. completely taken out of context by some anti American who put his spin on it.

The only thing he said was "You don't take any response options off the table from an attack on the United States of America. Why would we constrain ourselves on how we would respond? "

[TheBand1t]

There's a difference between "We're gonna nuke cyberattackers" and "All options would be considered."

[Jihaad_cpt]

Sure but does the punishment fit the crime? My opinion say's no, lol

[oldsnayke]

Hahaha. They're not thinking of the excess casualties that would be caused.

[Bladestar]

well... it depends... an attack is an attack... Sometimes the people hacking are not some nerd on their mom basement... but the gov of a country trying to steal secrets or even cripple the security or infrastructure of a country...

since everything seems to be interconnected... even Nuclear plants, power grids, banks, etc...

If for example, a hacker funded and backed by a gov hacks a power grid or nuclear plant and people die... isn't that an attack? isn't that the same as dropping a bomb in a city?

Cyber or not... an attack where infrastructure is affected by another nation.. it's an act of war.

[PS3Freak]

Well if you are going to hack anything important in America. Make sure you live in Washington D.C. That way they won't nuke you :P.

[Kurylo3d]

crap have u ever been to washington? that city is a crap hole filled with crime lol... they might push the button there...

In either case i think hackers are more of a threat tehn any single army... they threaten security.. secrets... technology... economy... life... I say kill em all

oh and a little off topic... wtf does this got to do with gaming news? im done with n4g... they have gotten stupid.. this isnt even gaming news anymore... its a forum for competitors to bash each otehr with 100 of the same article.

[ShiftyLookingCow]

nuclear bomb flavored Fried Hackers at $5 a piece

[Ninjamonkey]

I doubt that is true...

After hiroshima I doubt people will be dropping bombs like that again without good reason...

Then again we are talking about the US government...

[Leathersoup]

Well according to military intelligence, all hackers in the world live on the tiny island of Hackerland in the middle of the ocean. They could drop a bomb there and everyone else in the world would be safe from harm.....

[Ldubbz]

NUKE THE WHALES!

[Last_Life]

You murderer bastards...

[sak500]

Sure they will and war always ends in USA's favor as we've seen from vietnam and iraq wars /sarc

[danielle007]

That's ahmaaaazing. If they can find the fella to nuke him, why not just hold a pistol to his head instead of setting off the nuclear holocaust and killing all of us? I mean srsly, i'll get pissed. Gogo gadget ninjas, imo.

[Fencefry]

WARGAMES? Good times :)