Posted on 05/28/2010 9:01:53 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Israel has assessed that Iran could employ electronic warfare (EW) to shut down communications in the Jewish state. Officials said the Defense Ministry and the military have concluded that Iran was acquiring and testing EW systems meant to destroy computers in government and key facilities as well as the Internet infrastructure in Israel. They said Iranian methods could also include hacking computers of the state-owned broadcasting network and planting false messages.
"On its own, Iran doesn't yet have significant EW capabilities," an official said. "But we know that it is working with elements in several countries, including China, that have this ability."
The Israeli military was scheduled to demonstrate counter-measures against an Iranian EW attack in a major exercise that began on May 23. Titled "Turning Point 4," the military and law enforcement community planned to enact a range of scenarios based on a massive Iranian- and Syrian-sponsored missile and EW attack on Israel.
"Israel's largest ever home front exercise is set to begin Sunday morning [May 23] as part of the emergency authorities' preparation for a number of possible scenarios, including an electronic attack against the country," the Israeli military said in a statement.
The four-day exercise was reported to mark the first time Israel tested its abilities against an enemy EW strike. Officials said the exercise would combine the military, Defense Ministry and municipal authorities in what would include a response to a massive missile and rocket strike from Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
"It is no secret that we live in a region that is under the threat of missiles and rockets," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
The EW portion of Turning Point-4 would include a mock enemy attack on all computers linked to the Internet. The scenario was of an enemy attempt to
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This is why Israel still has miles and miles of two and four wire coms systems not to mention fiber optics all over the country. Our central offices are above ground ... I would be willing to bet most of Israel’s central office equipment is underground.
Our illegitimate Federal regime is, however, destining us for the wrath of your enemies.
Do what needs doing, and the survivors here will pray and do whatever we can for your well-being.
Ignore our Muslim Communist-in-Chief.
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