Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!news.cs.indiana.edu!samsung!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!dsinc!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: ropg@ooc.uva.nl (Rop Gonggrijp) Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Re: (No) Viruses in Irak's EXOCET? Message-ID: <0008.9101281420.AA16983@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 25 Jan 91 06:01:18 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 22 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu The argument that is missing in the discussion so far is the motive for the French to include a virus other than the fact that they might once be fighting their own weopon systems. How about this scenario: France takes a more and more active part in the battle and sends ships to attack the koweiti shores Irak launches one single exocet and kills 40 French sailors French public opnion demand the arms exports to stop immediately, thus killing the French arms industry. Far from any military interests, I think the industry itself would protect itself from this worst case (best case... ;-) scenario even if the generals did not ask for it. If they did not put a virus in they are stupid... - -- Rop Gonggrijp (ropg@ooc.uva.nl) is also editor of Hack-Tic (hack/phreak mag.) quote: "We don't care about freedom of the mind, | Postbus 22953 (in DUTCH) freedom of signature will do just fine" | 1100 DL AMSTERDAM Any opinions in this posting are wasted on you | tel: +31 20 6001480