US DEFENSE - TOP NUCLEAR COMMANDER UNDER INVESTIGATION - AND IRAN HACKS NAVY COMPUTERS

NUMBER TWO US NUCLEAR COMMANDER SUSPENDED AND UNDER INVESTIGATION

 

The highly unusual action against a high-ranking officer at U.S. Strategic Command was made more than three weeks ago but not publicly announced.

 

Air Force Gen. Robert Kehler, the commander of Strategic Command, suspended the deputy commander, Navy Vice Adm. TIM GIARDINA, from his duties on Sept. 3.

 

He is still assigned to the command but is prohibited from performing duties related to nuclear weapons and other issues requiring a security clearance.

Read more -  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/28/tim-giardina-suspended_n_4009066.html

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Navy Vice Admiral Tim Giardina is being investigated for gambling issues

Read more - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2436621/Second-command-countrys-nuclear-arsenal-suspended-investigated-GAMBLING.html

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Earlier this year the US Air Force stripped 17 officers to control and launch nuclear missiles after repeated failings over the last few years involving competence and discipline issues.

Read more - http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2013/05/nuclear-news-us-air-force-removes-17.html


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IRAN HACKED NAVY COMPUTERS

As President Obama appeals for better relations with Iran, unnamed U.S. officials are pointing fingers at Iranian hackers for spying on U.S. Navy computers. 

 

U.S. officials are saying that Iranian government or state-sponsored hackers penetrated an unclassified U.S. Navy computer network used for email and the “service’s internal intranet,” the Navy Marine Corps Internet, the Wall Street Journal reports.

 

The most recent incident occurred last week, said the officials. No sensitive information was stolen, nor were the email accounts of top officials compromised.

 

Hackers used an unsophisticated means to penetrate the network, revealing a weakness in the Navy’s system, the officials said.

Read more - http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/28/report-iran-hacked-u-s-navy-computers/

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