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2012-09-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran accuses Siemens of sabotaging nuclear program

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Posted by Glinesh Craling7938 2012-09-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 The olde red mercury solder trick.

Posted by Shipman 2012-09-23 04:44|| 2012-09-23 04:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Most interesting is the admission that Siemens has been selling stuff to Iran that is being used in their nuke programs, if only light switches and circuit breakers

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-09-23 10:05|| 2012-09-23 10:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Saddam's Iraqi ~~tomato blight~~ research facilities were full of Swiss and German laboratory instruments. Mirage F1s were also pretty common. Not all the USAID funding goes to bread and water well drilling. Thanks to our US State Department's military assistance programs, the Military-Industrial Complex has been grinding on in Egypt as well.

Ike was RIGHT!

Posted by Besoeker 2012-09-23 11:51|| 2012-09-23 11:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Siemens has supplied much more than switches and circuit breakers. The PLCs (programmable logice controllers) used to control the centrifuges are made by Siemens. The unique thing about the Stuxnet virus is that it was the first virus to infect PLCs, and not just computers. You've got to wonder if somebody from Siemens had a hand in that.

Posted by AuburnTom 2012-09-23 16:15|| 2012-09-23 16:15|| Front Page Top

#5 I was thinking more on the lines of something like a PLC embedded (where it is not expected) in an ordinary-appearing circuit breaker or outlet, causing a catastrophic failure upon receiving a command through its usual power supply line. Siemens of all companies should be able to create devices just like that.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2012-09-23 20:35|| 2012-09-23 20:35|| Front Page Top

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