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A strange tweet from the US Strategic Command caused quite a stir

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On Monday, March 29, 2021, a strange message appeared on the official page of the US Strategic Command on Twitter. The set of mysterious symbols"; l;; gmlxzssaw " looked extremely suspicious and immediately gave rise to a lot of conspiracy theories. Someone "recognized" in this the launch codes of missiles with nuclear warheads, others considered it a message for spies, and others made a connection with the invasion of an alien armada. But the reality, as often happens, was much more strange and ridiculous.

The tweet was quickly deleted, and the military apologized for the fact that everyone was alarmed, but did not specify the details of what happened. Journalists had to press them, resorting to the Freedom of Information Act, after which the official representative of the department, Kendall Cooper, gave a response. Without naming names or locations, he said that the employee responsible for the administration of the Strategic Command page was working from home, distracted, and at this time his small child was "playing" with his parent's smartphone. I mean, it's just a childish prank, nothing more. The military clarified that there was no hacking, hacking attack or other aggressive actions, and nothing threatens national security. But this is precisely what raises doubts among experts, because Stratcom is directly responsible for controlling not only the US nuclear arsenal, but also information related to it. Any messages from him in the public space have the status of statements of state importance, so the situation when some kid easily publishes nonsense on the official government channel is much more than simple negligence. Which raises a lot of unpleasant questions about the rules of order and security in this department.

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