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Hi, Background: I just watched Crimson Tide. (Again) All these "launch codes" which are mentioned is such shows.... Forgetting the obvious problems, these...
Andrew Bruno
abruno@...
Feb 4, 2002 6:47 am
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Well, I'm no expert, but that's never stopped me before... As I understand it, the launch authorization codes are pre-programmed codes that must be entered...
... It seems like they would have thought of some redundancy here. I'm not sure what it is though. ... It's been a while since I've seen the film, but the...
Based on your description, the movie is portraying a situation that could not occur. Either you receive a launch code to enter or you don't. If you don't or...
I don't think this is entirely correct. The President gives the AUTHORIZATION to launch, that is, use the launch codes. He does not personally carry them...
I stand corrected on what the President does. As I said, I'm no expert. Your explanation makes sense in the context of Crimson Tide: was an authorization sent...
Actually, I remembered the plot a little differently and was able to confirm my recollection on IMDB: The Alabama did receive a complete and verified launch...
Gish, David
gish@...
Feb 4, 2002 11:22 pm
5825
In a message dated 2/3/02 11:41:21 PM, plec01@... writes: << I find it hard to locate programs that run on my Mac for solving ciphers. So, I do it the...
Hello lobert@... ... Ok. So say during the reception of the message you lose contact. Fair enough, you don't launch. But then, if you get a message saying...
Andrew Bruno
abruno@...
Feb 5, 2002 7:08 am
5828
Hello r263g235 ... Granted, and at the end of the movie what you have explained is said. But that causes another problem - for me. The codes are in that thing...
Andrew Bruno
abruno@...
Feb 5, 2002 7:14 am
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Hello lobert@... ... True, but that point is WAY outside the scope of my question. :-( I am concerned with how the "secure" codes are sent/verified and...
Andrew Bruno
abruno@...
Feb 5, 2002 7:24 am
5830
Hello David ... Correct. What I didn't like was when you first saw the original garbled message, it said something like: missile launch......... Yet when they...
Andrew Bruno
abruno@...
Feb 5, 2002 7:31 am
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If I understand correctly, what you are asking is how a group, say the Army, distributes its communications security procedures (cipher changes, etc.) and...
Hi, With all the responces, now I am confused about this part. The "rocket" needs the code to become active/live/usable. We agree on that. This is programmed...
Andrew Bruno
abruno@...
Feb 6, 2002 8:11 am
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Those who say dont know and those know dont say, hopefully! Jim ... on that. ... say - and ... other side ... launch it? ... into the ... usually. ... the new ...
No. Let's take this a step at a time. 1. President decides to launch. So, he sends the correct MESSAGE to our defense command to launch. Mr. "Big," the...
This one should be a lot easier than it has been. It appears to be a mono, in english (but who knows - small cipher text). It has a pretty high IC, but...
... For those who want to know what program Chris is talking about, see the Secret Code Breaker site, where there are a number of tools for your solving...
... It is, indeed, monoalphabetic. Since you don't want a spoiler (good show!) here is a bit of help. The most frequent seven ciphertext letters correspond to...
... I don't think so. That was a little too early (1956) and America had a fairly visible (though largely diplomatic) involvement. The only clue my friend...
Gish, David
gish@...
Feb 6, 2002 3:59 pm
5841
Thanks to everyone for helping me with this (just nice to know I was on the right track). Got it using english word patterns and Dr. Spillman's CAP program. ...
Hello r263g235 On 06-Feb-02, you wrote: (Cutting a bit out) ... I agree that there is/was the possibility for that to happen. ... Yes. Granted. So if what you...
Andrew Bruno
abruno@...
Feb 7, 2002 6:31 am
5843
It is a simple case of pushing a button. But, as you say, the button is very difficult to get to....
Don't know why we didn't think to look here before, but his is what David Kahn has to say on the subject of launch codes, beginning at page 7I7" In addition, a...
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