US Admiral Says He’d Nuke China Next Week if Trump Orders it

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Scott Swift speaks to reporters aboard the U.S.S. Benfold, a guided-missile destroyer, during a scheduled press conference

 

On Thursday the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said he would be willing to launch a nuclear strike against China if President Trump ordered it

(VERO BEACH, FL) Admiral Scott Swift made the statement during a question and answer session at the Australian National University security conference after being queried by an academic in the crowd.

“The answer would be yes,” Admiral Swift said in response to the question of whether he would make a nuclear attack on China next week if ordered to by President Trump.

Hacker uses an Android to remotely attack and hijack an airplane

 

The Hack in the Box (#HITB2013AMS) security conference in Amsterdam has a very interesting lineup of talks [pdf]. One that jumped out was the Aircraft Hacking: Practical Aero Series presented by Hugo Teso, a security consultant at n.runs in Germany. According to the abstract, “This presentation will be a practical demonstration on how to remotely attack and take full control of an aircraft, exposing some of the results of my three years research on the aviation security field. The attack performed will follow the classical methodology, divided in discovery, information gathering, exploitation and post-exploitation phases. The complete attack will be accomplished remotely, without needing physical access to the target aircraft at any time, and a testing laboratory will be used to attack virtual airplanes systems.

Iran has material for 4 nuclear bombs: Israeli general

JERUSALEM — Iran has enough radioactive material to produce four nuclear bombs, Israel’s chief of military intelligence, General Aviv Kochavi, asserted at a security conference on Thursday.

“Today international intelligence agencies are in agreement with Israel that Iran has close to 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of uranium enriched to 20 percent, which is enough to produce four bombs,” he told the annual Herzliya conference.

“Iran is very actively pursuing its efforts to develop its nuclear capacities, and we have evidence that they are seeking nuclear weapons,” he said.

“We estimate they would need a year from when the order is given to produce a weapon.”

Full article: Iran has material for 4 nuclear bombs: Israeli general (AFP)