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0 pointsKineticLensman7y ago0 comments

> Wasn't the Internet initially a distributed communication network that would still operate under nuclear attacks?

Not really. The original ARPANET [0] didn't connect military command and control systems but four different universities. However, the packet-switching concept that underlies TCP/IP was informed by purely RAND theoretical studies, conducted by Paul Baran [1], that looked at building resilient communications systems.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Baran

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Wohlf7y ago

While you are technically correct, ARPA and RAND both being military focused research organizations, the parent comment is correct in spirit.

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