Tag: wartime communications
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Taiwanese Back Military Exercises, But Understanding Lags
This year's Han Kuang military exercises in Taiwan didn't just happen on distant battlefields - they spilled into daily life, with troops barricading a major bridge and hospitals rehearsing underground medical ops. Even mobile internet was deliberately slowed to mimic the communication chaos of wartime.
Turing's Voice Encryption System Uncovered in Wartime Papers
A treasure trove of wartime papers, known as the "Bayley papers," has surfaced in London, selling for nearly $500,000 and revealing groundbreaking details about Alan Turing's pioneering voice encryption system. This long-hidden collection has finally been transferred into the public sphere, offering historians and technologists a fascinating glimpse into Turing's secret work.