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Eshelmen
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Wow! Talk about fully utilizing and prolonging a tech as much as possible, eh?
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a29539578/air-force-floppy-disks/
"The U.S. Air Force has finally replaced its ancient 8-inch floppy disk drives. The drives, cutting edge technology during the Gerald R. Ford presidential administration, were used to help send out emergency action messages to U.S. nuclear forces worldwide. The disks, which are as wide as a sheet of typing paper, were replaced with solid state drives (SSDs).
The Air Force knew the system was old, but it also knew that it worked reasonably well and was integrated into a time-tested system. U.S. nuclear forces have also taken a backseat in funding for the last three decades, as the end of the Cold War reduced tensions among the nuclear powers.
The floppies serve the Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) emergency action message system. Emergency action messages, or EAMS, are voice communications sent in the clear distributing coded messages to America’s worldwide network of strategic nuclear forces. The messages are sent out by the National Command Authorities and major U.S. military commands, relayed through E-6 Mercury airborne command posts, and forwarded to nuclear forces.
Here’s an example of an EAM:"
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a29539578/air-force-floppy-disks/
"The U.S. Air Force has finally replaced its ancient 8-inch floppy disk drives. The drives, cutting edge technology during the Gerald R. Ford presidential administration, were used to help send out emergency action messages to U.S. nuclear forces worldwide. The disks, which are as wide as a sheet of typing paper, were replaced with solid state drives (SSDs).
The Air Force knew the system was old, but it also knew that it worked reasonably well and was integrated into a time-tested system. U.S. nuclear forces have also taken a backseat in funding for the last three decades, as the end of the Cold War reduced tensions among the nuclear powers.
The floppies serve the Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) emergency action message system. Emergency action messages, or EAMS, are voice communications sent in the clear distributing coded messages to America’s worldwide network of strategic nuclear forces. The messages are sent out by the National Command Authorities and major U.S. military commands, relayed through E-6 Mercury airborne command posts, and forwarded to nuclear forces.
Here’s an example of an EAM:"
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