Lebanon’s health minister says 8 killed, 2,750 wounded by exploding pagers - eviltoast
  • evranch@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Militants specifically use these pagers for security and stealth. Everyone else just uses phones.

    It’s a brilliant way to target only combatants, and also expose them to their friends and neighbours. This attack is incredibly disruptive with very little collateral damage compared to alternatives.

    And yes, it’s terrorism, an attack meant to inspire terror and disrupt communication networks with a chilling effect much larger than the actual damage. However it’s interesting as unlike most terrorism it does not target civilians.

    It’s also terrifying to think we are living in a world where a malicious component attack is a legitimate concern. This is one of those moments that change the world - I’m sure every industry is thinking about the danger of their foreign supply chain right now.

    • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      Oh so everyone there who had a pager must have been a bad guy. Got it, solid logic. Can’t wait for the war to spread further.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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      1 month ago

      unlike most terrorism it does not target civilians.

      Also, unlike most of the IDF attacks.