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In reply to the discussion: Has your daily routine changed in any way because of the events of the past few days? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)like that. Just good sense.
Almost all discussion seems to think any disruption here wouldn't be designed to kill and apparently would be aimed at decision makers in business and government by causing the biggest problems for them, mostly just inconvenience for people like my kids who need their plane to take off on schedule.
A ransomware attack that affected my work for two weeks in 2017 spread to take down hospitals around the world and required rebuilding their computer systems. When I searched for that one yesterday, I learned there have been many since. A study actually attributes a rise in heart attack deaths to cyber attacks on hospitals. All other industries also. The difference with Iran is nation-level capability of course.
But how often is this discussed on the news? No wonder people still talk about war as if this was the 1960s and think storing drinking water is stupid. That notion of war is our cultural heritage, and everyone knows radioactive dust doesn't need water or worry about staying warm.
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