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Israel's Remote Machine Gun Assassination - Powered by Satellite, Enhanced with AI Ad Noctem Podcast
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Top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh had long been a target of assassination plans, as it was feared his work would lead to the creation of nuclear weapon systems for the country of Iran. In November of 2020, Fakhrizadeh was killed by gunfire as he drove down the road. The placement of the shots were precise, killing Fakhrizadeh while leaving his wife unharmed in the passenger seat. When it was first reported that the assassination had been carried out with use of a satellite-controlled machine gun, people initially treated it with skepticism. But, new information from the New York Times purports to back up the truth of this sci-fi assassination plot through extensive interview of those directly involved in or knowledgeable of the plan.
A remotely operated belt fed machine gun mounted in the bed of a pickup truck was used to fire the shots that would kill Fakhrizadeh. The shooter, over 1,000 miles away, would control the sighting and firing of the machine gun via satellite link. But they would need more than satellite control. Due to the 1.6 second lag time from the satellite to the controller, there was no way a human could reliably make a shot with such severe latency. So, they reportedly turned to an AI solution which would take into account the lag time, speed of the vehicle, and the bouncing of the truck from the firing of the machine gun.
Top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh had long been a target of assassination plans, as it was feared his work would lead to the creation of nuclear weapon systems for the country of Iran. In November of 2020, Fakhrizadeh was killed by gunfire as he drove down the road. The placement of the shots were precise, killing Fakhrizadeh while leaving his wife unharmed in the passenger seat. When it was first reported that the assassination had been carried out with use of a satellite-controlled machine gun, people initially treated it with skepticism. But, new information from the New York Times purports to back up the truth of this sci-fi assassination plot through extensive interview of those directly involved in or knowledgeable of the plan.
A remotely operated belt fed machine gun mounted in the bed of a pickup truck was used to fire the shots that would kill Fakhrizadeh. The shooter, over 1,000 miles away, would control the sighting and firing of the machine gun via satellite link. But they would need more than satellite control. Due to the 1.6 second lag time from the satellite to the controller, there was no way a human could reliably make a shot with such severe latency. So, they reportedly turned to an AI solution which would take into account the lag time, speed of the vehicle, and the bouncing of the truck from the firing of the machine gun.
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