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Why U.S. Nuclear Missile Silos Rely on Decades-Old Technology
You'd probably expect to encounter all sorts of crazy technology in a U.S. Air Force nuclear silo. One you might not expect: floppy disks.
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I think if everyone knew how old-school and ad-hoc the government is... well... there'd be a lot of surprised people. But I think that's true for the majority of companies too. It isn't that it's amazing how the sausage is made... it's that it even works at all.