Last year the Department of Homeland Security advised the U.S. telecom industry on steps it can take to prevent attacks on 5G cell towers following a rash of incidents in Western Europe fueled by the claims that the technology spreads the pathogen causing covid-19. The planned industry alert comes in the wake of dozens of arson attacks on 5G towers in Britain, the Netherlands, and Belgium last month apparently spurred by the claims. “During the covid-19 pandemic, Western Europe has seen increasing attacks against equipment and workers, and these attacks are plots to damage 5G towers often linked to unsupported...