OPINION

Impostors' role in modern warfare

News, Diego Gambetta & Thomas Hegghammer, Published on 18/12/2024

» Israel's detonation of thousands of pagers held by Hezbollah fighters and loyalists in mid-September will be remembered as one of the most ingenious plots in the history of spycraft. It is also a reminder that the most powerful weapon in war is not a fighter jet, a drone, or even artificial intelligence, but rather something much older: impersonation.