The nuclear scientists were killed using a special weapon whose details were barred from publication, Channel 12 says.

The 10th nuclear scientist was killed shortly after the other nine, as part of the overnight Thursday-Friday Israeli operation, which included strikes on Iran’s ballistic missile program and the Natanz nuclear site, along with the elimination of top members of the Islamic Republic’s military leadership, the network says.

The nuclear scientists were all killed while they were sleeping in their beds, with Israel deciding to carry out the assassinations simultaneously so that there wouldn’t be time to tip off those being targeted.

The scientists apparently believed they were safe from such targeting in their homes, a senior Israeli official tells Channel 12, noting that previously assassinated nuclear scientists were killed while heading to their cars after work.

Israel had been tracking Iranian nuclear scientists for years and the ten killed last week were marked for assassination in November of last year, Channel 12 says.

Just when I feel like dystopian news can't really disturb me anymore...

Leaving this totally unrelated article about Palantir and Israel here for absolutely no reason at all...

How Israel Uses AI in Gaza—And What It Might Mean for the Future of Warfare:

 A program known as “The Gospel” generates suggestions for buildings and structures militants may be operating in. “Lavender” is programmed to identify suspected members of Hamas and other armed groups for assassination, from commanders all the way down to foot soldiers. “Where’s Daddy?” reportedly follows their movements by tracking their phones in order to target them—often to their homes, where their presence is regarded as confirmation of their identity. The air strike that follows might kill everyone in the target's family, if not everyone in the apartment building.

Abraham, whose report relies on conversations with six Israeli intelligence officers with first-hand experience in Gaza operations after Oct. 7, quoted targeting officers as saying they found themselves deferring to the Lavender program, despite knowing that it produces incorrect targeting suggestions in roughly 10% of cases.

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[–] 219 points 1 year ago (27 children)

How is this all normal and ok?

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  • [–] [S] 130 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (11 children)

    It's not normal. It's ok until the majority of America accepts what can really be done with that database Trump is having Palantir build.

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    [–] 189 points 1 year ago (30 children)

    Israel had been tracking Iranian nuclear scientists for years and the ten killed last week were marked for assassination in November of last year, Channel 12 says.

    This bit stood out to me. Israel has been planning this war since at least November of last year. Israel's current actions say this wasn't a simple "what if..." contingency plan that a government comes up with. This was a plan they were going to put into action soon. Makes it even more disgusting to me.

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  • [–] 103 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

    This was clear since such a big and supposedly effective intelligence apparatus failed to stop or warn about the Hamas attack that gave Israel pretext to go full ethnic cleaning and warmongering.

    They knew, they allowed it, and paid a modest price in Israeli casualties to kickstart their plan. Also, Ukraine was attracting all the war funding, they couldn’t risk USA reducing their military allowance.

    I hate that USA is enabling them, and at the same time being hipocritical about wanting a peaceful solution. Cut their funding if you want to stop them. Freeze their assets like NATO did with Russia. Act, don’t talk.

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    [–] 92 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Think about this when you see politicians trying to pass absurd laws like banning all regulation of AI. AI is a cover to remove any last semblance of accountability for atrocious and illegal activities

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    [–] 82 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yet they didn’t know about preparation for the October 7th attack?

    Tinfoil hat mode: they let it happen to have a reason to raze Gaza to the ground.

    (Sorry, that’s my "Bush did 9/11" moment)

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  • [–] 79 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    This is state sanctioned mass murder. This is state terror attacks across a national border. This is so unethical and obviously illegal, I don't know what else to say about it.

    We need to distance ourselves from Israel. We need to stop giving them weapons. Right now, the taxes I pay go partially to arming them, I am partially responsible, and this is not "ok". I do not want to be doing this, I never wanted this...

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    [–] 70 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    I have always been amazed that countries are allowed to get away with this. You would expect that a country that does this would have their leadership rounded up by an international strike force instantly and hauled to Hague.

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  • [–] 44 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    There is no "international authority". It's all big stick politics out there. It's like trying to go after a corporation in the US. The "punishments" when they break the law are fines, if that, and any admonishment not to fuck over the same person in the same way again.

    Think about your boss shorting you $100. The "legal" process involves YEARS of waiting for a court date, a labor code interpreted heavily in favor of the employer, and at the end of the day, they get fines and maybe have to pay back what you rightfully earned in the first place.

    Now think about what happens when you steal $100 from work. Immediate police involvement, possible arrest, absolute legal consequences even if you're cleared years later, the presumption of guilt from everyone in society.

    It's even worse on a political stage. Nobody has the moral fortitude to step forward and fix shit because it's broken. Everyone just waits around until the collective consciousness supports some sort of social consequence on the offender in question. That's not even tying race or religion into the mix, which Israel loves to twist up into their particular brand of nationalism.

    The civil world is simply too polite to call them out for all their shit. It's a whole world full of chickenshit and I am tired of the stink.

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    [–] 66 points 1 year ago (4 children)
    1. what a stupid fucking name
    2. why does Israel get to have nuclear weapons
    3. why does no one ask question 2
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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago (13 children)

    Why does anyone get to have nuclear weapons?

    Because once you have them, who's going to try to take them away?

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    [–] 65 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They are flying jets, using drones, and even small explosives. The homes of these scientists were severely damaged. The richest countries of the world are backing Israel.

    Is this just Israel putting out propaganda? These scientists thought they were safe at home. Sinister! Super secret weapon that blows up apartment buildings. Sounds revolutionary!

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    [–] 64 points 1 year ago (21 children)

    Few things say "you need a nuke, you need it right now" like foreign states killing your scientists, in their beds in the dead of night

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    [–] 54 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Funny how precise they can be when they want to be.

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  • [–] 53 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    ok if there are actual Jewish space lasers I'm fucking done with this reality.

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    [–] 53 points 1 year ago (24 children)

    israel and the us all deserve the nuremberg treatment for their crimes

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    [–] 45 points 1 year ago (27 children)

    I wonder how many civilians Israel killed in the process. It's probably a lot more than 0.

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    [–] 39 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Since when is it legal to kill civilian scientists in another country?

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago* (16 children)

    It got more legal a few years ago, I think. Not explicitly "made legal", but the legal foundations have been eroded. I.e. if you can expect to get away with something it is legal in a very real sense.

    It's always been practically legal for empires like the US, Russia, China to commit any atrocities in weak countries, More and more countries are seeing how much they can get away with.

    Netanyahu tested the limits over and over and saw there were really quite few legal limits. With Gaza, he saw the limits didn't actually exist at all.

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    [–] 39 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Marking people for assassination looks normal to the times of Israel. Nice people.

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    [–] 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    10 assassinations of relatively innocent people simultaneously. Straight out of Walter white’s playbook when he went full villain.

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    [–] 36 points 1 year ago

    Let me fix the headline - Israel commits more state sponsored terrorist attacks in neighbouring countries.

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It's time to stop believing the lies of Israel's might.

    They assassinated people in Tehran, they don't have a special weapon that killed all of them simultaneously. The same lies about "special systems" like the iron dome being impenetrable has been their tactic to ensure pressure on their states.

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    [–] 31 points 1 year ago

    Times of Israel

    Should be called Crimes of Israel

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Jesus they killed everyone in the apartment complex including their kids how is this not a war crime?!?

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    [–] 23 points 1 year ago (21 children)

    What is to stop the ultra wealthy from simply each making a million of these AI commanded drones, and just...killing all the poor? ALL of them? ALL OF US?!

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    because the ultra wealthy can't cook, can't produce the stuff needed to cook, can't build super cars or private jets or build mansions, they can't make the latest high tech gadgets, they can't produce the most stylish of clothes or expensive watches. That's why they keep us around. They need us plebs to make them stuff and produce their wealth to purchase the shit we make.

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