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    Young Child Accesses Acct of US Strategic Command, Group Responsible f/ Nuke Launches

    The U.S. Strategic Command is tasked with the safekeeping of America’s nuclear weapons — a vital job with potentially apocalyptic consequences if something goes seriously wrong.


    As such, the general public was confused and alarmed on Sunday when the Command’s Twitter account posted the mysterious message of “;l;;gmlxzssaw.” The account posted an apology roughly a half-hour later, indicating that the above message was nothing important.

    Both tweets have since been deleted.


    Understandably, freelance journalist Mikael Thalen wanted some answers and filed a Freedom of Information Act request with Strategic Command to see what he could discover. Thalen received an answer a little more than four hours later — unprecedented efficiency by U.S. government standards.


    According to Thalen’s tweet, the reason for the gibberish was that the Command’s “Twitter manager left his computer unattended, resulting in his ‘very young child’ commandeering the keyboard.”


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sybil Ludington View Post
    The U.S. Strategic Command is tasked with the safekeeping of America’s nuclear weapons — a vital job with potentially apocalyptic consequences if something goes seriously wrong.


    As such, the general public was confused and alarmed on Sunday when the Command’s Twitter account posted the mysterious message of “;l;;gmlxzssaw.” The account posted an apology roughly a half-hour later, indicating that the above message was nothing important.

    Both tweets have since been deleted.


    Understandably, freelance journalist Mikael Thalen wanted some answers and filed a Freedom of Information Act request with Strategic Command to see what he could discover. Thalen received an answer a little more than four hours later — unprecedented efficiency by U.S. government standards.


    According to Thalen’s tweet, the reason for the gibberish was that the Command’s “Twitter manager left his computer unattended, resulting in his ‘very young child’ commandeering the keyboard.”


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    Hacking a Twitter account is not the same as hacking nuclear launch codes.
    Cutesy Time is OVER

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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    Hacking a Twitter account is not the same as hacking nuclear launch codes.
    It appears it wasn't hacked.
    ΜOΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ


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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    It appears it wasn't hacked.
    I see that now, I didn't bother reading the post to the end at first.
    Cutesy Time is OVER

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    Quote Originally Posted by countryboy View Post
    I see that now, I didn't bother reading the post to the end at first.
    Imagine the hateful comments I would have received if I'd have done that...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sybil Ludington View Post
    Imagine the hateful comments I would have received if I'd have done that...
    You imagine a lot of things.
    Cutesy Time is OVER

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