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The Internet was created to establish a decentralized network among U.S. government defense agencies and strategic command posts. The purpose of the Internet was to create a network infrastructure that would survive even if a large portion of the network were destroyed, specifically in the event of a nuclear war. It was conceived by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the U.S. government in 1969 and was originally referred to as the ARPAnet. Over the years the ARPAnet expanded to include those affiliated with defense work such as academicians, researchers, and major defense co