Launch Nuclear Attack? Insert Disk Seven

(via How Stuff Works) The U.S. Government Accountability Office issued an alarming report on May 25, 2016. They found that several important government agencies depend upon outdated or even obsolete technology. The section that got the most media attention focused on the Department of Defense. It turns out the DoD systems dedicated to the operational functions of U.S. nuclear forces run on computers that still rely on eight-inch floppy disks. In fact, an IBM Series/1 computer provides the technological brainpower behind this infrastructure. That computer debuted in 1976.  Read more at How Stuff Works.