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Aware of blockchain’s virtues, DARPA is starting to experiment with blockchain to build a more efficient, robust, and secure communication platform.

https://bitcoinist.com/darpa-is-leveraging-blockchain-for-digital-modernization/

Looks like DARPA is finally getting into blockchain technology. From what I understood from the article, they want to alter and utilise bitcoin technology for their own platform? I would agree with their sentiments of how BTC would be able to used to improve communications and command - with them placing a heavy focus on creating a communications system for the government and military.

To be honest - not exactly sure what to think about this one. I've never really thought about the use of blockchain technology for the military and defense forces, what does everyone else think?

I just want to wish them good luck in this. If they did something really worthwhile, it would be cool.

I guess one big advantage of blockchain technology in military and defense force is having a secure data. We all know that military decisions on based on accurate data they have in hand in real-time. So if having taken advantage of this technology to help them make critical decisions, specially in life and death situation.

So perhaps the government is also taking steps to protect critical nuclear US defense system. So its possible that they are looking at blockchain technology to closes those gaps as well.

That's around the lines of what I was thinking as well, but the real question would be how would blockchain technology actually be used to secure data? I've heard and seen messengers work with blockchain technology, so it could mean more secure and accurate data transfers, but what about other features, or it just that? I also don't think messages would be able to replace current technology, like encrypted radios, especially in life and death situations where the person doesn't have enough time to check their messages.

Blockchain technology being used to secure nuclear weapons could be interesting though. I'm picturing something that involves multi-sig, and there are several people who need to agree with it before they can activate something.