{"id":224860,"date":"2024-04-22T10:02:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=224860"},"modified":"2024-04-22T10:53:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:53:08","slug":"the-inexplicably-uninformed-response-from-former-united-states-marine-corps-intelligence-officer-united-nations-special-commission-weapons-inspector-to-israels-emp-weaponry-attempt-against-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=224860","title":{"rendered":"

The inexplicably uninformed response, from former United States Marine Corps intelligence officer & United Nations Special Commission weapons inspector Scott Ritter, to Israel’s EMP weaponry attempt against Iran……<\/span><\/b><\/h3>"},"content":{"rendered":"

…only confirms this IDF operation was successfully blown apart by Russia.\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0<\/strong>— SOTN Editor<\/span><\/h3>\n
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PEPE ESCOBAR: AN ISRAELI F-35 WITH A NUKE WAS HEADED TO IRAN . . . THE RUSSIANS SAID \u2018NYET\u2019 & SHOT IT DOWN<\/h1>\n

by INTEL-DROP<\/p>\n

THE REAL STORY OF THE ISRAELI COUNTER RESPONSE<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Photo: Israeli nuclear attack on Yemen in 2015<\/p>\n

From a very high level intel source.In Asia.NOT Russia-China.<\/p>\n

Although the strategic partnership, of course, exchanges at the highest level 24-7.<\/p>\n

Confirmed and re-confirmed.<\/p>\n

It will be great to know what Sy Hersh hears from his Beltway sources.<\/p>\n

Here we go.<\/p>\n

Israel initially chose to respond with extreme\u00a0 force.<\/p>\n

An F-35 loaded with a nuclear bomb was sent east over Jordan.<\/p>\n

The mission: cause a high-altitude detonation over Iran that would provoke a surge in the high-capacity power lines, crippling Iran\u2019s electric grid, as well as disabling all electronic devices.<\/p>\n

An EMP attack.<\/p>\n

However\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026 As the Israeli F-35 was leaving Jordanian airspace it was shot down by the Russian Air Force.<\/p>\n

Hence the publicised version of the Israeli counter response was such a travesty.<\/p>\n

In the end all sides decided not to publicise the real news \u2013 to de-escalate what could well turn into WWIII.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

https:\/\/t.me\/rocknrollgeopolitics\/11024<\/a><\/p>\n

Scott Ritter has replied<\/em><\/h4>\n

Pepe Escobar has written a post where he reports that an Israeli F-35 carrying a nuclear weapon was shot down over Jordan by a Russian fighter.<\/p>\n

While I respect Pepe as a journalist, his source is wrong.<\/p>\n

Israel would never take such a precipitous action. Not only would it provide public acknowledgment of Israeli nuclear weapons capability, thereby putting Israel in open violation of existing agreements between it and the U.S., it would also put Israel in violation of the 1968 Outer Space Treaty prohibiting the deployment and\/or use of nuclear weapons in space and the Biden administration\u2019s recent admonishments in this regard.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the scenario describes makes no sense in terms of the characterization of the weapons involved, both in terms of the alleged Russian-Israeli engagement, and what Israel would hope happens regarding EMP.<\/p>\n

This is, in every way shape and form nonsensical reporting.<\/p>\n

Pepe should retract his post.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I found these articles which might support Pepe\u2019s story<\/em><\/h4>\n

US Has \u2018Microwave\u2019 Weapons Able to Fry Electronics of Iran\u2019s Nuclear Facilities \u2013 Report<\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Svetlana Ekimenko<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Pentagon is exploring futuristic electronic warfare options such as microwave emitters and directed-energy (DE) lasers, the US Defense Department\u2019s top officer for counter-UAS issues, Army Major General Sean Gainey, said in 2023, adding that investments were being made in high-powered microwave capabilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The US Air Force has operational missiles that could take out the electronics of\u00a0Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities\u00a0<\/a>using high-power microwaves, the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/em>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0microwave weapons<\/strong>\u00a0equipped with an\u00a0electromagnetic pulse cannon<\/strong>\u00a0are fitted into cruise missiles and can be delivered from B-52 bombers.<\/p>\n

Boasting a range of 700 miles (around 1,126 km), the weapons can ostensibly infiltrate enemy airspace at low altitude and target electronic devices with\u00a0pulses of high power microwave (HPM) energy<\/strong>. Specifically, the microwave weapon is said to generate a concentrated beam of energy aimed at generating\u00a0a voltage surge<\/strong>\u00a0in electronic equipment, thus disabling it. These missiles are allegedly designed to leave civilians unharmed.<\/p>\n

According to the report, the top secret\u00a0Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project<\/strong>\u00a0(CHAMP) was the brainchild of Boeing\u2019s Phantom Works, and was commissioned by the US Air Force Research Laboratory. Since being tested in 2012, the microwave weapons have purportedly been deployed and are operational at various locations across the globe.<\/p>\n

The outlet cited Othana Zuch, a US Air Force Research Laboratory public affairs officer, as saying that CHAMP missiles were originally a demonstration program, followed up by development of \u201cadvanced HPEM (High Power Electromagnetic) technologies<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The publication also recalled that Mary Lou Robinson, formerly head of the\u00a0High Power Microwave Division Air Force Research Lab\u00a0<\/em>at US Kirtland Air Force Base, spoke as far back as in 2016 about the CHAMP missiles, alleging that they were operational.<\/p>\n

Russia hopes that Israel reacted to Tehran\u2019s attack in this way to show that it does not want further escalation with Iran \u2014 Lavrov\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/cI0Nr2YYmL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sputnik (@SputnikInt)\u00a0April 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For decades, the United States has attempted to perfect concentrated microwave weapons. However, developing a system that emits beams powerful enough to damage enemy electronics while remaining compact enough to be practical has proven challenging.<\/p>\n

\u201cDirected energy, high powered microwave, low-cost interceptors is where we want to be<\/em>,\u201d said US Army Major General Sean Gainey last year at a meeting of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank\u00a0funded<\/a>\u00a0by contributions from military contractors. A year before, Gainey, the head of the Army\u2019s Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office, stated that the US military was\u00a0exploring using high-powered microwave technology<\/a>\u00a0to counter swarms of armed drones on the battlefield.<\/p>\n

As for the new report, it comes amid the latest dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East, with\u00a0Israel carrying out an airstrike against Iran<\/a>\u00a0on Friday in response to Tehran\u2019s missile and drone attack over the weekend. Israel fired three air-launched ballistic missiles during the attack on Iran, NBC News reported, citing officials.<\/p>\n

As a result of the \u201climited\u201d retaliatory strike on sites in Iran, explosions were reported near the city of Isfahan.\u00a0Tasnim\u00a0<\/em>reported that the nuclear facilities in Isfahan province are completely safe. Three Iranian officials confirmed to\u00a0The New York Times<\/em>\u00a0that the strikes targeted an Iranian Air Force base near Isfahan. According to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the drones shot down over Isfahan did not cause any damage.<\/p>\n

And the Daily Mail<\/em><\/h4>\n

EXCLUSIVE US Air Force secretly develops missiles that could obliterate Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities by zapping their electronics \u2013 without harming civilians<\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n