content: You're incorrectly assuming that these devices are not networked, when the article suggests they are :  The report said that the Department of Defence systems that co-ordinated intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear bombers and tanker support aircraft "runs on an IBM Series-1 Computer - a 1970s computing system - and uses eight-inch floppy disks".  I'm not sure how the inclusion of Hillary in this discussion is rationalized in your mind, but the article mentions that they are working to modernize the system :  The report said that the Pentagon was planning to fully replace the system by the end of 2020.