AVIATION WEEK’s David Fulghum on Syria-North Korea Nuclear Reactor
Posted on April 30, 2008
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WASHINGTON, April 30 /PRNewswire/ — On Wednesday, April 23, the CIA
released photographs of the nuclear reactor facility in Syria attacked by
an Israeli air raid on September 6, 2007. For a deeper understanding of
this event’s significance, visit AviationWeek.com. Articles by David A.
Fulghum and others explore the situations in Syria and North Korea, explain
the technology used for Israel’s attack, and provide expert insight into
the relationships between key players.
Israel Shows Electronic Prowess (11/25/2007),
http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_defense_story.jsp?view=story&
id= news/aw112607p2.xml (Due to the length of these URLs, please copy and
paste into browser) - Attack on Syria shows Israelis master of the
high-tech battle.
U.S. Electronic Surveillance Monitored Israeli Attack on
Syria(11/21/2007),
http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_defense_story.jsp?view=story&
id= news/ISRA112107.xml - The U.S. provided Israel with information about
Syrian air defenses before Israel attacked a suspected nuclear site.
New Satellite Surveillance System Was Key Israeli Tool in Syria Raid
(11/2/2007),
http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_defense_story.jsp?view=story&
id= news/ISRA110207.xml - Israel pulled out all the stops technologically
in its recent raid on Syria, employing several new intelligence-gathering
and strike systems in a chain of events stretching from satellite
observations to precision bombing.
Israel Used Electronic Attack in Air Strike Against Syrian Mystery
Target (10/8/2007),
http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_defense_story.jsp?view=story&
id= news/aw100807p2.xml - Mysteries still surround Israel’s air strike
against Syria.
Why Syria’s Air Defenses Failed to Detect Israelis (10/3/2007),
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&
plc
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ae6d649146cd - Blog post by David A. Fulghum.
Washington Mulling Response to North Korea’s Nuclear Test Claim
(10/10/2006),
http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_defense_story.jsp?view=story&
id= news/NKOR10106.xml - Reactions to North Korea’s claim of a successful
underground nuclear test included calls to bolster U.S. missile defense,
naval and air capabilities, although President Bush and others continue to
prioritize weapons proliferation as the main threat.
David Fulghum is the senior military editor at Aviation Week & Space
Technology with expertise in operations, science, radar and intelligence.
He has worked at AW&ST since 1990. Fulghum received an undergraduate
journalism degree followed by graduate studies in military history at Texas
A&M University and diplomatic history at Georgetown University. He is
available for comment and can be reached at davef@aviationweek.com or
+1-202-383-2308.
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