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March 5, 2025 87 mins

This week Magnum discusses Stuxnet, malware that derailed a nuclear program in Iran.


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⏰ TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00) Intro

(2:16) Welcome/Pre-Amble

(4:07) The Basics

(9:20) I. The Iranian Nuclear Program

(18:00) Gas Centrifuges & Enrichment

(24:40) II. How Stuxnet Worked

(39:39) The Damage

(43:16) III. The Discovery & Origins

(53:13) Operation Olympic Games

(56:08) Stuxnet Variants

(1:01:33) Potential Developers?

(1:05:46) Implications, Updates, Impacts

(1:18:10) Final Thoughts


📘 REFERENCES:

1. General Information

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2. Israel Nuclear Facility Strikes

https://tinyurl.com/ydx3mdfx

https://tinyurl.com/5n7pdwnt

3. Iranian Scientists Car Bombed Around Stuxnet Time

https://tinyurl.com/43u4b63n

4. Iran Nuclear Program

https://tinyurl.com/2hcdakdu

5. Iran and Nuclear Weapon Potential

https://tinyurl.com/ycya6c4h

6. Kaspersky Lab

https://tinyurl.com/22shx53v

7. Stuxnet Failed in North Korea

https://tinyurl.com/sk83856y

8. Siemens      

https://tinyurl.com/34e62san

9. Programmable Logic Controllers

https://tinyurl.com/5x8n7j5k

10. Nuclear Centrifuges

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