US software 'blew up Russian gas pipeline'

Story also covered by Damn Interesting: http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=829

Perhaps the U.S. government is smart enough and coordinated enough to do such a thing but...

Who's to say that this isn't a fantasy spun to enhance the reputation of the U.S. intelligence community whilst providing a coverup for some poorly-written software?

I certainly wish I had the option of saying "The CIA made me do it!" when a bug is found in _my_ code.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_Dossier

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