Military Kill Switches: A Great Idea That Won't Happen Soon

Thanks to US weapons that the organization hijacked from the Iraqi army, cruel killers of Islamic nations are causing serious damage in the Middle East. But according to Harvard Law Professor, we can easily solve this problem with our weapons.

In the "Science Americans" section, the futurist of the Internet and the security communicator Jonathan Zittrain provides a compelling case for killing the switch of military weapons. This idea has significant meaning on the face. The US provides all these powerful equipment abroad and when we go over to the bad guys we can not do anything about it. So then why not install the same type of killer switch on the iPhone to enter the tank and hammer?

The reason we have brought so far is very simple; as we recently reported, the army is very cautious of something that may be hacked. Killing switches are often - but not always! - Network is necessary, it has many dangers. This is also an important reason most of the military is still using other outdated technologies. If you can not connect to the Internet, hackers can not use the Internet to destroy the Internet or obtain precious information. Zittrain offers several ideas to solve this problem.

To put it more simply, if you are equipped with electronic devices like Stinger or a modern tank, you can set an expiration date of expiration. The device will only work after expiration date. For example, unless weapons are stolen, renewal is a matter of course. This fail-safe mechanism can be built using basic and well-tested digital signatures and authentication techniques.

This can reduce misuse, but it can not be stopped completely. Actually, there is a kill switch indeed, but it was developed in 1949. Decades later, the Department of Defense has been working to achieve a better kill switch, and DARPA has also asked IBM to make self-destructive chips. But we are not in a practical place. A few years ago, European chip manufacturer built a sterilization switch in the microprocessor. In 2007, the Israeli jet used it to bomb Syria. You can only imagine how nervous this case is to building similar technologies for US researchers. It will not happen until the zero error range is reached

From all these, Zittrain's weapon demand is good. We recommend installing a hacker prevention switch on military weapons. Unfortunately, that is not the end now. [Scientific American, IEEE Spectrum]

America is not because the American way of thinking is perfect, not because the world uses the dollar as the reserve currency (for now), or because he has the largest and most powerful troops. If you switch to a single payor medical system or raise the federal minimum wage, the United States will not be that good. Each of these may gradually make the United States better (for everyone) better or worse, but ignoring the situation in the United States all of these will be useless. I have been studying history for a long time and trying to teach. Founder, constitution, the rise of progressiveism and so on. But sometimes I worked harder to protect the maps our founder gave me in place of the idea itself, as long as I live through this kakistocracy. Even constitutionalists tend to forget that the Constitution is not a purpose but a means. Before paying attention to the method, you need to pay attention to "why".

In the "Science Americans" section, the futurist of the Internet and the security communicator Jonathan Zittrain provides a compelling case for killing the switch of military weapons. This idea has significant meaning on the face. The US provides all these powerful equipment abroad and when we go over to the bad guys we can not do anything about it. So then why not install the same type of killer switch on the iPhone to enter the tank and hammer? The reason we have brought so far is very simple; as we recently reported, the army is very cautious of something that may be hacked. Killing switches are often - but not always! - Network is necessary, it has many dangers. This is also an important reason most of the military is still using other outdated technologies. If you can not connect to the Internet, hackers can not use the Internet to destroy the Internet or obtain precious information. Zittrain offers several ideas to solve this problem.