[LINK] 'kill switch' bill passes US Senate Committee

[Fred Pilcher]

On 26/06/10 09:35, David Boxall wrote:
> On 25/06/2010 3:23 PM, Jan Whitaker wrote:
>> ...
>> Australian academics criticised the description in the bill's title
>> of the internet as a US "national asset",
> Yanks are subconsciously imperialistic, it seems. Can't help themselves.
>> ... most of the critical internet infrastructure is located in the US.
>> ...
> Looks like that needs to change, but can it?

Can someone describe what would happen if the US turned off its Internet?

Are the root servers distributed enough for the old "treats it as damage 
and routes around it" thing to kick in? Or is it, in fact, a US national 
asset?

TIA.

Fred