U.S. nuclear program runs on 8-inch floppy disks [VIDEO]

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A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office says the Pentagon is still using floppy disks for their nuclear program.

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Published on May 26, 2016

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office says the Pentagon is still using floppy disks for their nuclear program.

What is a Floppy disk

A floppy disk, also called a floppy, diskette or just disk, is a type of disk storage composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles. Floppy disks are read and written by a floppy disk drive (FDD).

Floppy disks, initially as 8-inch (200 mm) media and later in 5¼-inch (133 mm) and 3½-inch (90 mm) sizes, were a ubiquitous form of data storage and exchange from the mid-1970s into the late 2000s.

By 2007, computers were rarely manufactured with installed floppy disk drives; 3½-inch floppy disks can be used with an external USB floppy disk drive, but USB drives for 5¼-inch, 8-inch, and…

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