Feds still using floppy disks to run nuclear program

Windows 3.1 came out in the 1990s with solitaire and Microsoft Paint standard. Some federal workstations still run the ancient operating system. Some US nuclear data is still stored on floppy disks. According to CNN, the data helps coordinate intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear bombers.

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