Bomb-Stopping tech sold to Iraq: big deal?
source: http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/04/it-wasnt-that-l.html
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It wasn't that long ago that reporters were thrown out of Iraq and soldiers were reprimanded, just for mentioning the least bit about America's secretive bomb-stopping, radio-frequency jammers. Now, the military is selling the sensitive technology to the Iraqi Army -- and analysts are worried that means the gear will ultimately wind up in the hands of insurgents.
So the question is: How big of a problem is that, really?
"The U.S. has taken the unprecedented -- and some would say questionable -- step of selling some of its most sophisticated counter-IED [improvised explosive device] technology to the Iraqi government, equipping specialized police," Christian Lowe reports for Military.com. "Officials from Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq announced April 20 that its foreign military sales office had sold the Iraqis 411 Lockheed Martin-built 'Symphony' counter-IED systems. A few of the Symphony systems are already up and running on Iraqi government vehicles, the command said, with the rest due to be installed by the end of the summer."
So the question is: How big of a problem is that, really?
"The U.S. has taken the unprecedented -- and some would say questionable -- step of selling some of its most sophisticated counter-IED [improvised explosive device] technology to the Iraqi government, equipping specialized police," Christian Lowe reports for Military.com. "Officials from Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq announced April 20 that its foreign military sales office had sold the Iraqis 411 Lockheed Martin-built 'Symphony' counter-IED systems. A few of the Symphony systems are already up and running on Iraqi government vehicles, the command said, with the rest due to be installed by the end of the summer."
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