How a U.S. Computer Worm DESTROYED Iran's Nuclear Program

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Articles referenced:
5:49 CBS News’ 60 Minutes interview with Sean McGurk
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fmr-cia-head-calls-stuxnet-virus-good-idea/
6:11 NSA document published by The Intercept https://theintercept.com/document/2015/02/10/iran-current-topics-interaction-gchq/
2:58 New York Times article on how Stuxnet worked https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/06/01/world/middleeast/how-a-secret-cyberwar-program-worked.html?_r=0

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