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Originally Posted by Ramrod
There was I worrying (amongst other things) about secret backdoors into the code used to run the power stations, backdoors that could conceivably be used against the UK in some way. But your (addmitedly complacent and short sighted) post has put me totally at ease
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That or I am studying for an MSc in Information Security and recognise how easily GCHQ can ensure the plant is airgapped. GCHQ are aggressive hackers in their own right, have top notch equipment and are at the bleeding edge alongside the NSA for technology.
As a general rule infrastructure like nuclear power stations isn't sitting there with a broadband connection to the SCADA systems. Any attempts to establish some kind of out of band communication can be detected.
It's not impossible, of course, but it's highly unlikely. Iranian uranium enrichment facilities were compromised via a physical channel.
About the only thing China could do with the plant, given there are no secrets to steal as they are building the thing, is melt it down. China would no longer build nuclear power stations anywhere if that happened, and it would in no way benefit them strategically as we would still be capable of sending a few megatons over via Trident 2 missiles.
I am typing this via a phone produced and designed in China, One Plus, connecting to a Chinese company's router, TP- Link, then onto a Chinese modem and cabinet DSLAM, both Huawei. I then go on to a Huawei switch in the exchange and on to a BRAS in the city via more Huawei kit.
Just as well I am not paranoid about China.
