09/19/2024 10:48:46 AM PDT
· 37 of 56 cgbg
to thegagline
Malice is hard to demonstrate—unless the alleged malicious actor is dumb enough to make social media posts or send emails where they prove their own malice.
09/19/2024 6:23:12 AM PDT
· 28 of 81 cgbg
to Flag_This
I don’t buy the whole “explosives” explanation at all.
I think they may have been “tagged” in some way but I think we are looking at microwave energy weapons (from satellite, airplane, or offshore ship) that have been controlled with GPS coordinates and very narrow frequencies to target the “tags”.
Scientists have been working on that technology for decades—it looks like the Israelis made it operational.
Now they are implementing a media propaganda campaign to keep the secret.
09/19/2024 6:12:50 AM PDT
· 22 of 81 cgbg
to grey_whiskers
China and Russia and Iran and North Korea are kinda smart—think they could figure out such schemes for themselves.
North Korea in particular is deep into complex corporate schemes to hide their black market activities.
What it should be is a reminder to Neocons that getting into a war with anybody is a really bad idea—and any adversary will easily be able to reach out and touch average civilians here.
I think the primary purpose was to cripple communications—always a critical function in wartime.
Secondary purposes were probably to injure key enemies (take them off the battlefield) and demoralization of the enemy (convince some to quit the fight).
Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is a great book discussing military tactics of a variety of kinds—he advocated trickery and multi-purpose tactics.
09/18/2024 2:57:36 PM PDT
· 73 of 142 cgbg
to Openurmind
Also—if the Israelis used a satellite platform they would be violating the Outer Space Treaty—there really is one—weapons in space are forbidden under the treaty and Israel ratified it:
09/18/2024 2:35:47 PM PDT
· 58 of 142 cgbg
to Openurmind
Good post.
The technological challenge (in the public domain) was that some energy weapons were too precise (one person) while others (like microwaves) were too broad (impossible to control).
I agree that a few decades of research could find a solution to this issue—perhaps a microwave transmission that could be controlled with GPS co-ordinates and targeting (as you say) a very narrow frequency range.
In the Middle East such a weapon could be fired from a high point in Israel (or even offshore on a ship with a high antenna) with line of sight to targeted areas without even needing satellites. A large cargo size airplane in the vicinity could also base the weapon.
“Tagging” of targeted devices would be the best way to minimize other casualties.