To: Salem
A couple possibilities for the suppression of Syrian air defenses:
1) Cutting edge U.S./Israeli programs in remote digital signal injection, i.e. remote hacking of enemy control systems and changing code or simply "turning off".
2) A more political possibility: Putin was given some sort of ultimatum through back channels if he didn't shut off the systems. So through some backdoor, Russian technicians shut down the defenses.
I don't believe the air defenses were destroyed by bomb attacks, as this would have been observed and reported.
273 posted on
09/27/2007 7:56:18 PM PDT by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
To: steve86
Also meant to add 3) Israeli Special Forces sabotaged the air defenses.
275 posted on
09/28/2007 6:44:29 AM PDT by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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