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The Navy isn't in the wiretap business.
by jandrese 1y ago
The Navy isn't in the wiretap business.
- jjtheblunt 1y agoi see what you mean
- snypher 1y agoI don't know, sometimes we sail the submarine around for a while and then they have us stop in some random place, not sure what's up with that.
- OWaz 1y ago“The rumors are that the Navy's newest nuclear sub, the USS Jimmy Carter, has been designed for spywork, with a "special capability... to tap undersea cables and eavesdrop on the communications passing through them," according to the AP.” https://web.archive.org/web/20070203165457/http://www.defensetech.org/archives/001397.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070203165457/http://www.defens...
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- kev009 1y agoST6 is under the command of SOCOM, they do have the directorate to do clandestine work. To the degree that this article reflects any reality, it's also plausible that a partner in SOCOM (TFO/ISA) or an agency would be along for the ride to do anything specialized.
- nugget 1y agoThe Navy has conducted some extremely consequential wiretaps. A fantastic book about the subject: https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage/dp/1610393589 https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage/...
- jjtheblunt 1y agoexcellent reference : bought it. thank you.