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Reading this – all the precision and thoroughness – inspired the same wry admiration as learning the story of Operation Babylon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O
by danilocampos 16y ago
Reading this – all the precision and thoroughness – inspired the same wry admiration as learning the story of Operation Babylon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera
The press sensationalism is, as always, exhausting, so it's great to read Schneier's balanced account. I am dying to know, for real, who set all of this up. Meeting the team who put it together would be a blast, too.
- zacharypinter 16y agoWow, talk about bad and good luck at the same time: "En route to the target, the Israeli strike squadron crossed the gulf of Aqaba at an altitude of only 100 feet and in complete radio silence to avoid detection. In a potentially disastrous stroke of bad luck, the Israeli warplanes flew, unknowingly, directly over the yacht of King Hussein of Jordan, who was vacationing in the Gulf at the time. Taking into account the location, bearing, and armament of the Israeli planes Hussein quickly deduced the Iraqi reactor to be the most probable target. Hussein immediately contacted his government and ordered a warning to be sent to the Iraqis. However, due to a communication failure the message was never received and the Israeli strike team entered Iraqi air space undetected."