Since both of these articles debuted on the same day, I'm curious to get the perspective from HN.
Personally, (in this context) I prefer the older tech, especially versus a third party such as Sony.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/print-this/meet-the-airmen-who-watch-over-americas-nukes-2?page=all
http://blog.syracuse.com/news/print.html?entry=/2011/03/rome_labs_supercomputer_is_mad.html