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Why are Israel and America suddenly speaking so openly about cyber warfare?

The IDF has for the first time officially admitted using cyber warfare, while American officials have also revealed for the first time the level of cooperation with Israel in developing and deploying cyber weapons against Iran's nuclear program.

By Anshel Pfeffer | 16:58 04.06.12 |

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The IDF Spokesman's website is not usually in the business of breaking stories, so Sunday's report on the Operations Department instructions defining the roles of cyber warfare in the IDF's operational doctrine was unexpected and intriguing. According to the report,

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- By Jake in Jerusalem
- 06 Jun 2012
- 05:27PM
State secrets are normally kept secret for decades, if not forever. The White House is now taking credit for various covert operations because elections are coming up soon and incumbent Obama wants to win again. Some would view these announcements, themselves, as endangering American national security. IDF statements, though, reveal nothing that any foreign security professional hasn't known for years, anyways.
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