Re: electronic booby trap - red alert!

[vamsi@siliconcorp.com]

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    My friend is quick to jump to conclusions.  If you note my original
message carefully, I have said the implants are in Semiconductor products
shipped to India and not weapons sold to India.  In that respect, US is the
largest exporter of Semiconductor products to India - more than Russia.

Sincerely,
Vamsi M.

Abhigit Sarkar wrote:

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> >     US and Russia have been engaged for years in implanting
> > micro-beacons in electronic chips being exported to India.  These chips
> > will be used in the future to locate and bomb strategic targets in the
> > future.
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> I am skeptical about "micro-beacons" implanted in weapons exported to
> India by US and Russia. I donot know of any evidence tha such devices
> were used in the gulf war to aid targetting etc. Offcourse if a nation
> sells us their weapons then they clearly know its characteristics and
> strenghts and vulnerabilties.
>
> > More than Russia, the US is a greater threat since Russian exports to
> India are limited and their technology....
>
> This statement is incorrect in both its assertions. Infact most Indian
> weapon systems are of Russian (soviet) origin. Those that aren't are of
> european origin. We do use some equipment of US make but they are things
> like IR scopes, electronic intelligence equipment and so on. I am not
> aware of any major weapon system of US make currently in use by the Indian
> Military. As far as russian technology is concerned, in some important
> areas they define the state-of-the-art. In particular, they lead in
> advanced radar technology which is absolutely crucial in modern
> war-making (though in other areas they lag behind the west).
>
> > Probably an excellent topic for IPI, now and in the future, is how
> > the Indian Government has done everything to restrict the growth of
> > domestic semiconductor industry through its oppressive practices.
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> I agree that this is a significant issue but that the debate should
> consider the broader question of the role of government in
> funding/promoting industrial reserach and development(including reserach
> with potential military applications). Currently the government does it
> all from procuring and allocating funds to running reserach labs and
> organizations. The private sector has made little investment in R&D.
> This also brings up the question of IPR.
>
> Abhijit
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Sincerely,
Vamsi M.



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