Confidential report lists U.S. weapons system designs compromised by Chinese cyberspies

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/confidential-report-lists-us-weapons-system-designs-compromised-by-chinese-cyberspies/2013/05/27/a42c3e1c-c2dd-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html

By Ellen Nakashima
The Washington Post
May 27, 2013

Designs for many of the nation’s most sensitive advanced weapons systems 
have been compromised by Chinese hackers, according to a report prepared 
for the Pentagon and to officials from government and the defense 
industry.

Among more than two dozen major weapons systems whose designs were 
breached were programs critical to U.S. missile defenses and combat 
aircraft and ships, according to a previously undisclosed section of a 
confidential report prepared for Pentagon leaders by the Defense Science 
Board.

Experts warn that the electronic intrusions gave China access to 
advanced technology that could accelerate the development of its weapons 
systems and weaken the U.S. military advantage in a future conflict.

The Defense Science Board, a senior advisory group made up of government 
and civilian experts, did not accuse the Chinese of stealing the 
designs. But senior military and industry officials with knowledge of 
the breaches said the vast majority were part of a widening Chinese 
campaign of espionage against U.S. defense contractors and government 
agencies.

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