the combat ship, the ballistic missile defense system, according to a new report, the designs for these and other high-tech weapons have been breached by chinese hackers. a confidential version of the report from the defense science board made up of government and civilian experts was give b to the washington post. the report doesn t accuse china of stealing entire designs, but if they didn t steal them, how did they compromise them? we spoke with a top cyber security expert who did a separate report this year on chinese military hackers. bits and pieces of things will be taken from many different sources, different laptops, different computer systems that have been compromised. but it s hard to take a lot of these pieces and gel them into one picture. cnn couldn t independently verify the latest reports of findings. several members of the science board we contacted declined to speak to us. u.s. defense and other officials downplay the report saying some
board made up of government and civilian experts was given to the washington post. the report doesn t accuse china of stealing entire designs, but if they didn t steal them, how did they compromise them? we spoke with a top security expert that did a report earlier on chinese military hackers. bits and pieces taken from many different sources, different laptops and computer systems that have been compromised. it is hard to take these pieces and gel them into one comprehensive picture of what might be being built or what the designs are. reporter: cnn couldn t independently verify the latest report findings. several members of the defense science board we contacted declined to speak to us. u.s. defense and other officials downplay the report, saying some of the information is dated, that they ve taken steps to address the concerns. one saying, quote, the idea that somehow whoever the intruders were got the keys to the weapons kingdom is a stretch. but the pentagon has recently
george zimmerman call and what word he really used. let s go outfront. i m erin burnett. countdown to nuclear showdown. the rhetoric rising ahead of a make or break moment for iran and the rest of the world. a week from tonight, negotiators will be arriving to talk with iran about the disputed nuclear program. the debate over where iran will talk to the united states, britain, france, germany, china and russia may not just be rhetoric. this could derail talks and send the world down a path towards military strike. now, iran suggested it might move the venue from istanbul to beijing. here s what william cohen told me. the iranians are not interested in reaching an agreement, thane are not interested in producing a nuclear pow e. they re interested in acquiring nuclear weapons. now iran says it s for peaceful purposes but it isn t just the united states that s frustrated. turkey s prime minister stepped said today that iran s off tore move the venue was this. the offer
and the rest of the world. a week from tonight, negotiators will be arriving to talk with iran about the disputed nuclear program. the debate over where iran will talk to the united states, britain, france, germany, china and russia may not just be rhetoric. this could derail talks and send the world down a path towards military strike. now, iran suggested it might move the venue from istanbul to beijing. here s what william cohen told me. the iranians are not interested in reaching an agreement, thane are not interested in producing a nuclear pow e. they re interested in acquiring nuclear weapons. now iran says it s for peaceful purposes but it isn t just the united states that s frustrated. turkey s prime minister stepped said today that iran s off tore move the venue was this. the offer going around at the moment, damascus or baghdad is a waste of time. it means it won t happen. because of the lack of honesty they re continually losing their international prestige. t
i m erin burnett. out front tonight countdown to nuclear showdown. the rhetoric rising ahead of a make or break moment for iran and the rest of the world. a week from tonight, negotiators will be arriving to talk to iran about the disputed program, a debate about where iran will talk to the united states, britain, france, germany, china and russia may not just be rhetoric. this could be real talk and send the world down a path towards a military strike. now, ron suggested it might move the venue from istanbul to baghdad or beijing. here s what defense secretary cohen told me about this move. the iranians are not interested in reaching any kind of agreement. they are not interested in reducing nuclear power. they re interested in acquiring nuclear weapons. now, iran vehemently says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. but it isn t just the united states, which is frustrated by iran to delay or refuse talks. prime minister stepped into it today saying iran s offe