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U.S. cyberweapons had been considered to disrupt Gaddafi’s air defenses
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:51:32 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-cyber-weapons-had-been-considered-to-disrupt-gaddafis-air-defenses/2011/10/17/gIQAETpssL_story.html By Ellen Nakashima The Washington Post October 17, 8:26 PMTop Pentagon officials considered using their secretive arsenal of cyberweapons to disrupt Libya’s air defenses before deciding that bombs would be the better option for preparing the way for U.S.-led coalition airstrikes.
The debate, which officials said did not reach the White House, was aborted when it became clear that there was not enough time for a cyberattack to work. Libyan government forces, led by Moammar Gaddafi, were at the time close to overrunning Benghazi, a rebel stronghold where U.S. officials feared massacre might occur without fast intervention, said current and former officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive policy discussions.
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