tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15110991.post5349302559924273502..comments2024-01-13T11:15:30.670+01:00Comments on SIGINT CHATTER: First StrikeDirk Rijmenantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03973502421787834920noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15110991.post-55998801502434401542011-12-06T02:55:13.391+01:002011-12-06T02:55:13.391+01:00The big problem driving US perceptions of vulnerab...The big problem driving US perceptions of vulnerability was the decision in the early 1960s to base Minuteman in fixed silos only instead of deploying the rail-mobile variant.<br /><br />I'm reminded of Patton's observation that "fixed fortifications are monument's to man's stupidity."<br /><br />A compounding factor was the overall command & control architecture for Minuteman--the C2 system was simply riddled with single points of failure.Ken Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13779589712239613030noreply@blogger.com