Why was America surprised in its skies? The source of the disorder is still unclear.
Widespread disruption of the American air traffic control and communications network led to a nationwide grounding of flights and chaos at the country's airports; The crisis affected more than 22 regional control centers and delayed or canceled thousands of flights. Despite the statements of the American authorities about the equipment defects and the exhaustion of the network, the exact source of the incident is still unclear and it is necessary to publish a clear technical report in order to clarify its dimensions.
American officials talked about the oldness of some of the equipment, the use of copper telecommunications lines and the vulnerability of the infrastructure, and raised the need for 50 billion dollars to modernize the aviation systems. At the same time, in the first stage the possibility of a cyber attack was ruled out, but this has not yet replaced a comprehensive technical investigation.
This crisis highlights a serious contradiction in Washington's priorities; A government that says it lacks the funds to secure the infrastructure on which the lives of millions of Americans depend, but has spent far more resources on a principled war in West Asia; A war that claimed the lives of American soldiers and innocents, including school children.
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