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COMPUTER hacking could now cripple Britain more quickly than a military strike or terrorist campaign, Robin Cook, the Foreign Secretary, told the Commons last night. He said that the electronic technology controlling essential services such as water, power and transport had become a leading target for terrorists and other groups who wanted to disrupt the life of the nation. Mr Cook gave a graphic account of how terrorists or anti-capitalist protesters could wreak havoc in a modern economy such as Britain's if they managed to gain access to the computer systems of the key public services. Full Story