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Old 09-17-2005, 04:16 PM  
Greg B
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Originally Posted by The Sultan Of Smut
It was originally designed to withstand a nuclear attack and still allow for military communication (ARPANET). Saddam had his own version of the internet in Iraq and Bush Sr. bombed the shit out of it to disrupt Iraqi military communication - it still survived.
I thought about that while listening to an expert talk about what happened when the U.S. tested nukes in space. A real fuck of a problem as it knocked out satellites.

I'm sure however there are contigencies for EMP.
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