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Israeli Nuclear Secrets Caught Up In Computer Hacking Scandal
Jerusalem (AFP) Jun 09, 2005 Israel's rigorously guarded nuclear secrets could have been tampered with in an international computer hacking scandal known as the Trojan Horse affair, the Yediot Aharonot newspaper reported Thursday. Police are investigating a complaint by water company Gal-Al that a rival firm stole drawings and formulas on how to produce and separate heavy water in a project at Israel's Dimona nuclear reactor. Producing and separating heavy water is needed to manufacture a hydrogen bomb. Israel has never admitted having a nuclear arsenal, but is widely believed to have around 200 nuclear warheads. Gal-Al director Baruch Zisser refused to make any comments on the case on public radio. Twenty people, including top business executives, have been arrested in an unprecedented industrial espionage scandal in Israel that has so far implicated 15 companies - including some of the most prestigious in Israel. Evidence gathered by the police shows among those infiltrated were car importers, television stations, PR firms and telephone companies, to track all actions carried out in the system and even to control the computer remotely. The investigation has spread from Israel to Britain, Germany and the United States. On Wednesday, a key Israeli suspect in the hacking scandal, Yitzak Rath, fell from the second storey of a police station after undergoing a lengthy interrogation in what police believe was a suicide attempt. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Iran Nuclear Row Coming To A Head Says US Official
Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2006The United States said Wednesday the row over Iran's suspected nuclear arms program was quickly coming to a head and was increasingly likely to end up before the UN Security Council. |
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