# N.Korea missile hacked.  Why would they need to be on a network to test a missile?

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**Created:** [April 16, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-korea-missile-hacked-why-would-they-need-to-be-on-a-network-to-test-a-missile/784569 "2017-04-16T17:38:28Z")\
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> [@dude\_robert](#):
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> Why do the missiles not just use a non-networked black box setup where all the flight data would be recorded on the storage device inside the box?

Because in this setup, you have to 1) Wait a while to get your info from the retrieved black box; 2) You might not be able to recover your black box at all, which might be a far distance away and a far depth underwater; and 3) Your enemies might get to the black box before you do.

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