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To: crosslink

I will see if I can find anything.

RT:

10:58 GMT: Israel claimed a joint missile launch with the US in the Mediterranean Sea. The Israeli Defense Ministry spokesmen told journalists that they tested an “anchor” target missile used to check how well the anti-missile system known as “Arrow-2” functions. The launch took place at 06:15 GMT, the ministry spokesmen added.


44 posted on 09/03/2013 6:03:41 AM PDT by maggief
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N.Y. Times: IDF Unit 8200 Cyberattack Disabled Syrian Anti-Aircraft Defense

by Richard Silverstein on September 27, 2010 · 11 comments

in Blogs-Tech-Science, Mideast Peace

The N.Y. Times published a report about the Stuxnet virus which takes an interesting and slightly contrarian view of the power and lethality of the virus. But the most interesting part of the article was a list of other previous cyberattacks that were initiated by governments. Among them, John Markoff notes that Israel’s attack on the alleged Syrian nuclear reactor involved disabling that nation’s radar/anti-aircraft defenses. According to the reporter, the IDF’s Unit 8200 devised an ingenious method of shutting the radar off


47 posted on 09/03/2013 6:16:42 AM PDT by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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