Posted on 10/05/2007 10:11:12 AM PDT by Signalman
The lid of secrecy covering the Sept. 6 Israeli air strike into Syria remains tight but one new theory emerging amid the speculation is that the Israeli conducted an electronic warfare exercise in preparation for future strikes or an attack on Iran.
Authoritative reports from the Middle East stated that the Israel operation included extensive electronic warfare jamming by aircraft. The Israeli were testing the capabilities of Russian-made air defenses, including both radar and missiles located near Damascus and south of Homs near the Lebanese northern border.
The raid was unprecedented in the blanket of jamming and electronic disruption that it caused over wide areas of Syria enroute to the target point, a base near the Euphrates River.
The jamming also affected parts of Lebanon and Israel but Syria was able to get a small amount of sensor information from one of its electronic eavesdropping stations and spot the Israeli infiltration.
The raid was part of a U.S. “masint” operation according to this theory, referring to the military practice known as measurement and signature intelligence that is designed to learn the chrematistics and capabilities of all weapons in a region that emanate electronic signals. The masint signatures are needed for targeting and for defeating air defense threats.
The daring raid would gain valuable intelligence needed for future strikes by both Israel and the United States in the region.
The U.S. military is considering attacks on both Syria and Iran to counter infiltration by insurgents and terrorists into Iraq, including the Iranian paramilitaries. Israel could use the data for its battle against Hizbullah and possibly a future strike on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Journalist Jack Wheeler raised this idea in a recent report when he stated that the identity of the target, whether nuclear facilities, missiles or Hizbullah terrorists is “not the story.”
“The primary point of the attack was not to destroy that target,” Wheeler said. “It was to shut down Syria's Russian air defense system during the attack. Doing so made the attack an incredible success. Syria is shamed and silent. Iran is freaking out in panic. Defenseless enemies are fun.”
“I’ve come to the conclusion you have very little understanding of military tactics, psychological warfare, or the technology involved to really comprehend what happened.”
Examine your statement to Southack and consider the possibility that it applies to you.
ahh, here is the relevant post from last month on the B52 nuke thread. The other posts seemed to be deleted by an overactive mod....
To: Vn_survivor_67-68
Been hearing the EAM messages all evening long. A lot of people saying it is just routine testing...but when the traffic increases from several msgs a night to dozens an hour...something is up. Either it is a signal for intel services around the globe to take notice, or actually nuclear assets around the world being given orders.
67 posted on 09/05/2007 10:52:58 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
Thanks, but no. The thread I need concerns the security around the mission and the fact that Israel has a satellite pointed at the Syrian facility, just for this sort of event.
I think it was in an Israeli paper. Maybe I’ll look there.
Andy
True, but they'd be happy to get it into the green zone as well. Lost in most of these conversations is that whatever the Israelis took out, it might have been a threat to our mission and our troops in Iraq as well.
E.g. say it was a bunch of nuclear slop, enough to make scores and scores of dirty missiles. Those could be used to shoot at the NATO fleet off the coast of Lebanon, the 5th fleet off the coast of Iran, against Israel, or in Iraq against us.
I don't know more than anyone else, I just notice that in this mystery people seem to assume that the threat was to Israel. I have no doubt it was, but if it was a threat to Israel it could just as well have been a threat to NATO, US, UK or Iraq or even the whole world if it set off a chain reaction of attacks and counterattacks.
Nice. I was waiting for someone to mention Rivet Joint...;)
My theory is that the Israeli’s played the part normally done by Cobra Ball......
I’m sure we have all manner of new SigInt to play with now.
HAARP would have interferred with our planes (I mean the Israeli’s planes) more than it would have interferred with ground based radar.
” Don’t know who is keeping the aircraft ready to fly and fight.”
We’re still here.
mmmm! veeery intereeesting...try to make nuclear material without electrical power, even if in a bunker 1000 ft underground....
Hehe. Well done, sons of David.
Just Damn, Keep up the good work Sir!
bbttt
Karl what is EAM messages ?
Yep, I remember that.....you called it exactly right!
(snicker)...;0)
Think so....Michael Ledeen, I think had been talking about that for years!!
The case for smart photons rests entirely on the new Russian AD systems, of unknown competence. Otherwise, 80’s technology covers all known datapoints.
Would you spend a surprise capability like that on a bit player like Syria?
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Yep,,,But that’s just me,,,
I also wonder what the Cyber-Warfare Center at BAFB was
doin’ that night...;0)
As I’ve posted before,,,If the ECM came in from both east
and west at the same time(’72)they gave moozzi a “Snow~Job”.
Ya’ can’t shoot it if ya’ can’t lock-on to it...;0)
Still don’t ‘splain them tanks...:0/...
Anyone ever post a thread about all Lebanese TV stations getting strong interferance in the last 48 hours?
LOL,,,Not that I’ve seen...;0)
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