11.19.2023

Back to the future

The Invisible War in Ukraine Being Fought Over Radio Waves

Electronic warfare has been a feature of wars for more than 100 years. During World War II, the British mimicked German radio signals to deceive targeting systems that bombers used, which Winston Churchill popularized as the “battle of the beams.” In the Cold War, the Soviet Union invested heavily in electronic weapons to gain an asymmetric advantage against the missiles and planes from the United States.

A nerd-worthy article in today's NYTimes.

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