Coast to Coast AM - Oct 09 2011 - Information Warfare

Host: John B. Wells
Guests: Charles R. Smith

Hour 1 - News & Open Lines

Hours 2, 3 & 4 - Guest host John B. Wells was joined by specialist in cyber warfare and information security, Charles R. Smith, for a discussion on the current state of information warfare.

He detailed the remarkable radar system called the Advanced Electronic Scanned Array (AESA), which has a myriad of nefarious capabilities. Rather than having one large dish, Smith explained, the AESA system consists of a numerous, extremely small and powerful radar emitters. One aspect of this design, he said, allows for the system to breach unshielded computer systems and "literally monitor what's going on as well as insert viruses and virus code."