Child unknowingly tweets from US nuclear command’s account


Nothing to see here: Stratcom told a reporter that the cryptic tweet was no secret message, and was instead was the result of a Stratcom social media editor working from home. — AFP

WASHINGTON: Some jokingly said the cryptic tweet, “;l;;gmlxzssaw”, was a US nuclear launch code. Others, that the Pentagon had been hacked.

And some even thought it was a signal to political conspiracists.

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