The Government Accountability Office released a new report on Tuesday that shows worrying cybersecurity flaws in U.S. weapons systems. Worse, the GAO report found that the Department of Defense knew about the vulnerabilities but didn’t take them seriously, leaving even systems still under development open to attack. That puts Americans at risk and is unacceptable.

Key passages of the report highlight the seriousness and scope of the problem.

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