Israeli Rocket Motor Test
by | May 6, 2021 | No Comments
On April 20, an Israeli twitter user posted a video of a large smoky cloud to his Twitter account with the comment “A mysterious explosion in northern Israel.” Jeffrey and his team tracked down the “mysterious explosion,” identifying it as a solid rocket motor test for an unknown missile or space system. Aaron and Jeffrey …
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by | April 26, 2021 | No Comments
Quotes of the week: “Dignity is not negotiable.” “In our democratic society, the library stands for hope, for learning, for progress, for literacy, for self-improvement and for civic engagement. The library is a symbol of opportunity, citizenship, equality, freedom of speech and freedom of thought, and hence, is a symbol for democracy itself.” I’m reminded …
Israeli Rocket Motor Test
by | April 23, 2021 | No Comments
You might have seen reports this week that there was a large explosion at an Israeli missile facility. There wasn’t an explosion. It was a routine test of a solid-rocket motor. Here’s the deal. On April 20, an Israeli twitter user posted a video of a large smoky cloud to his Twitter account with the …
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On April 20, an Israeli twitter user posted a video of a large smoky cloud to his Twitter account with the comment “A mysterious explosion in northern Israel.”
Jeffrey and his team tracked down the “mysterious explosion,” identifying it as a solid rocket motor test for an unknown missile or space system.
Aaron and Jeffrey walk through the team’s methodology, how they found the site, how they identified that it was a rocket motor, and how CNS’s knowledgebase of missile industrial facilities assists in rapidly disproving disinformation.
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