“Nevertheless, #Hamas’s devastating attack on #Oct7 caught Shin Bet and the rest of #Israel’s multibillion-dollar defense system entirely by surprise. The intelligence disaster was even more striking considering Hamas carried out much of its preparations in plain sight, including practice assaults on mock-ups of the border fence and #Israeli settlements—activities that were openly reported.”
#LIHOP #AI #Gaza #military #defense #intelligence
https://harpers.org/archive/2024/03/the-pentagons-silicon-valley-problem-andrew-cockburn/