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Los Alamos nuclear weapons lab security risk with Chinese technology

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The report said that based on classified and unclassified information,

Huawei and ZTE ‘cannot be trusted to be free of foreign state
influence’ and pose ‘a security threat to the United States and to our
systems.’.

(includes video) National security concerns at Los Alamos? U.S.
nuclear weapons hub discovers Chinese-made telecom gizmos embedded in
its network
So-called network switches are used to manage data traffic on computer networks
Los Alamos National Laboratory manages America’s arsenal of nuclear weapons
Exact number of the switches within the labor’s network infrastructure
is unknown
At least two Chinese-made ‘components’ removed from the network
Chinese manufacturer insists its products pose no security threat to the U.S.
Chinese company barred from buying U.S. corporation with officials
citing national security risks
House Intelligence Committee report says Chinese manufacturer ‘cannot
be trusted’
 Mail Online, By REUTERS REPORTER, 7 Jan 13, “….. The discovery
raises concerns about procurement practices by U.S. departments
responsible for national security. The U.S. government and Congress
have raised concerns about Huawei and its alleged ties to the Chinese
military and government.
The company, the world’s second-largest telecommunications equipment
maker, denies its products pose any security risk or that the Chinese
military influences its business……
Switches are used to manage data traffic on computer networks. The
exact number of Chinese-made switches installed at Los Alamos, how or
when they were acquired, and whether they were placed in sensitive
systems or pose any security risks, remains unclear.
The laboratory – where the first atomic bomb was designed – is
responsible for maintaining America’s arsenal of nuclear weapons.
A spokesman for the Los Alamos lab referred inquiries to the
Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration, or
NNSA, which declined to comment…..
The Los Alamos letter appears to have been written in response to a
request last year by the House Armed Services Committee for the
Department of Energy (DoE) to report on any ‘supply chain risks.’…..
n October, the House Intelligence Committee issued an investigative
report that recommended U.S. government systems should not include
Huawei or ZTE components.
The report said that based on classified and unclassified information,
Huawei and ZTE ‘cannot be trusted to be free of foreign state
influence’ and pose ‘a security threat to the United States and to our
systems.’… http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2258564/National-security-concerns-Los-Alamos-U-S-nuclear-weapons-hub-discovers-Chinese-telecom-gizmos-embedded-network.html

January 8, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA