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SmileyRose

(4,854 posts)
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 07:54 AM Mar 2012

Former Pentagon Official Says All Chinese Electronics In The US Could Have Built-In Trapdoors

More at the link

http://www.businessinsider.com/former-pentagon-official-says-all-us-electronics-from-china-could-have-built-in-trapdoors-2012-3#ixzz1qbG5wG3K



Richard Clarke Has another disturbing prediction for America.

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Clarke, like the rest of the world, knows China is sending compromised electronics to the U.S. by the boatload, to be used in military vehicles from submarines to fighter jets, and that many of them are poor quality, counterfeit, and worthless, but he thinks they hold another secret.

He believes the Chinese, already known for their industrial espionage, and electronic subterfuge, have built "logic bombs," "Trojan horses," and trapdoors into all manner of electronic components that could be activated at a moments notice, sending a digital apocalypse to the U.S. military with a few simple keystrokes.

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China writes the book on corporate espionage, and if the U.S. is foolish enough to create weapons it could use against the PRC with Chinese made electronics, then who would be the bigger fool: the U.S. for buying them, or the Chinese for not building-in a solution to neutralize its adversary?



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Former Pentagon Official Says All Chinese Electronics In The US Could Have Built-In Trapdoors (Original Post) SmileyRose Mar 2012 OP
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ... GeorgeGist Mar 2012 #1
I...just...wait, what? Arkana Mar 2012 #2
We -- as in BFEE -- started it. Octafish Mar 2012 #3
Sort of like the stuff we make then? nt bemildred Mar 2012 #4
Isn't This A Good Enough Reason To...... global1 Mar 2012 #5
..aren't they also after our precious bodily fluids... truebrit71 Mar 2012 #6
Pentagon: "The sneaky Chinese stole and improved on OUR idea!!" Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #7
Well then stop buying their cheap crap!!!! Rex Mar 2012 #8
it's not really cheap crap onethatcares Mar 2012 #9
Oh that is just from the 1000% price markup Rex Mar 2012 #10

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)
1. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ...
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 08:25 AM
Mar 2012

must have new shiny fear.

Clarke, like the rest of the world, knows China is sending compromised electronics to the U.S. by the boatload, to be used in military vehicles from submarines to fighter jets, and that many of them are poor quality, counterfeit, and worthless,

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
3. We -- as in BFEE -- started it.
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 09:01 AM
Mar 2012
Inslaw-PROMIS was its name, part of the Octopus Danny Casolaro was looking into. The "PRosecution Management Information System" software was developed by William Hamilton's company, Inslaw, for the Federal government. Reagan and Meese's chums, cough Poppy, ripped it off and marketed it themselves to allies around the world, opening up their secret prisons, etc. to NSC review in the 1980s. Plus, they made a handsome profit.

onethatcares

(16,168 posts)
9. it's not really cheap crap
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 12:08 PM
Mar 2012

take a look at the defence budget, it sure don't look like they do dollar store shopping.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
10. Oh that is just from the 1000% price markup
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 01:05 PM
Mar 2012

of what the actual value would be. Like back in the 80s when Reagan was spending 400 dollars per hammer for the MIC.

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