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Pentagon suspects Terrorists on WOW
Desperate times call for desperate innovations. The U.S Defence headquarters have found reasons to believe that terrorists might now use virtual worlds to plan attacks. The virtual World of Warcraft.
By Karthick 'Kage' Gopal
Sep 17, 2008 21:52
Desperate times call for desperate innovations. The U.S Defence headquarters have found reasons to believe that terrorists might now use virtual worlds to plan attacks. The virtual World of Warcraft.It was bound to happen. If the world got high tech new avenues of defense research had to be opened. But isn't this taking this to a whole new level?
The American defence headquarters (aka Pentagon) committee's becoming increasingly sensitive to terrorists using virtual worlds to plan a real life attack. A professor at the Pentagon research committee, Dr. Dwight Toavs, has actually laid out a scenario where the "terrorist" plot might unfold.
The good doctor presented slides to the committee detailing how the World of Warcraft jargon could be interpreted as a possible nuclear attack on the White House.
If you still can't believe it, maybe the slides might help.


A lot of people are sceptical on the policing of MMORPG's as one of high national security, but don't be too surprised if the next nightelf druid you face on the field is actually a military officer of the Pentagon.
The American defence headquarters (aka Pentagon) committee's becoming increasingly sensitive to terrorists using virtual worlds to plan a real life attack. A professor at the Pentagon research committee, Dr. Dwight Toavs, has actually laid out a scenario where the "terrorist" plot might unfold.
The good doctor presented slides to the committee detailing how the World of Warcraft jargon could be interpreted as a possible nuclear attack on the White House.
If you still can't believe it, maybe the slides might help.


"Could terrorists use Second Life? Sure, they can use anything."
Steven Aftergood, an analyst at the Federation of the American Scientists, wonders how close these scenarios may be to the actual truth. He quoted, as reported by Wired,that "This concern is out there. But it has to be viewed in context. It's the job of intelligence agencies to anticipate threats and counter them. Could terrorists use Second Life? Sure, they can use anything. But is it a significant augmentation? That's not obvious. It's a scenario that an intelligence officer is duty-bound to consider. That's all."A lot of people are sceptical on the policing of MMORPG's as one of high national security, but don't be too surprised if the next nightelf druid you face on the field is actually a military officer of the Pentagon.
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"what"
2. Terrorists
3. WoW
4. ????
5. Profits
What faction are the terrorist playin? horde or ally?
i was like "wtf?!" after i had read the headline
not more or less
ridiculous fucking nobrain americans.
It maybe an excuse to have access and control over virtual worlds (for USA it's not enough having control over the majority of real world, you know, in the internet people are FREE unlike in real one) or an excuse to play wow during work at penthagon...
nvm no they dont...