Not at all terrifying if someone can just blow my phone up.
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And now you understand the true nature of cyberwarfare.
DEATH PAGERS!
These were not just lithium ion batteries popping. I suspect a supply chain compromise where explosive charges were introduced into the devices.
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I don’t care what your take on the genocide going on in Palestine is, this is fucking metal.
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R,N,B.
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Stealing this to post anywhere I still have friends.
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As much as I love a distributed asymmetrical cyber-physical attack, this one is problematic for the same reason landmines suck.
There are some serious ethical issues with handing out what are essentially radio triggered bombs to thousands of people, and then detonating them whenever. Not that Israel gives a shit about precision warfare at this point, they’ve made that obvious. And, cellular detonations are something typically associated with terrorist attacks.
I’d love to know what the trigger event was, like if there was a large gathering of Hezbollah somewhere and a lot of the devices were in close proximity. Hezbollah has not had these devices very long, they were replacement for mobile phones.
So this definitely plays into the “Israel are the terrorists” trope. But it’s how it had to be, for the same reason this clip resonates with so many. “Condemned to use the tools of my enemy”.
My understanding is that these were delivered a few weeks ago.
Hezbolah ordered 5000 from a company in Taiwan who subcontracted the order to a company in Europe.
They were intercepted by Israel who installed 1oz explosives and a detonator into them.
Whilst I cant say I am particularly comfortable with things escalating to this level generally I was very concerned for Israel following the Hezbolah attack with a hypersonic missile last week as I was unsure how Israel could respond so such a threat being so vulnerable to such weapons as we all are.
Now I know Mossad where already on top of it.
The psychological damage will be incalculable particular as my first thought was “I wonder what else they have sitting ready to detonate”
Literally everyone of note that has a mobile device is today wondering if their gonads are the next to be vaporised.
I think we will see allot of celebrity borderline antisemites STFU for the next few weeks thats for certain.
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Yeah. It is at least less threatening than the idea that we have the technology to just blow mobile devices up willy nilly.
Which is feasible I guess because the batteries in our phones can explode if they overheat.
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Lithium ion batteries are tested for safety though, and there have been some stories in the media but the vast majority work fine every day.
People are so comfortable with their lithium ion batteries, they’ll sleep with them and keep them next to their balls.
But you’re onto something. Gonads. This attack may have been intended to not to kill individuals, but kill off entire bloodlines by maiming their targets.
All these Hezbollah guys are dudes, dudes carry their pagers in their pockets, Israel puts bombs in their pockets…
Blow up 5000 Hezbollah penises, you’re gonna win the war. Brilliant stratagem.
ROUND 2.
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There’s something so god damn Biblical about all of this…
And Munich …
https://www.timesofisrael.com/plo-terrorists-castrated-israeli-hostage-in-1972-olympic-attack/
My wife’s family thought my new ringtone was funny.
But it led to a serious Rosh Hashanahconvo about war in the Middle East.
Damn, I’m about to light up some terrorists, but for me that’s a typical Friday.
By Sunday, I’ll be sighting in Joe the .50, in Easton PA, with my old friend Tom the Marine.
He’s all like “you better call ahead and check that they’ll let you bring that…”
Fuck that, better to ask forgiveness than permission.
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