Trident software to be revised over hacking fears

Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent is to be updated to ensure it is safe from hackers.

A spokesman for the US Navy, which is linked to the UK’s nuclear missile system, said a cyber-attack was now a “legitimate concern”.

John Daniels told Bloomberg: “Now that cyber has become even more important in our national security, there will be even more requirements. In our modern era, cybersecurity threats are a legitimate concern.”

Britain and the US’s nuclear deterrent schemes work together. The US both provides the Trident II D5 missiles carried on Britain’s four Vanguard submarines and services them in Georgia. Britain, meanwhile, supplies the nuclear warheads, although recently declassified documents confirm they are designed and maintained with the help of US know-how, according to The Guardian. For the full article click here 

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