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Mike Rounds: “The fact that they were using cyber to begin with for…”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Special Interview: US Senator Mike Rounds on new defense institute, Iran & more

Published | Video Starts at 05:48

What did. What did you make of the details that were shared of these two rescues? One of these guys out there for nearly two days. I think The fact that they were using cyber to begin with for deception purposes to send the Iranians in the wrong direction was an example of some of our capabilities before we actually went in. And then once we did go in, we continue to use cyber effects. But there's something else in the middle of this whole program. It wasn't just one part of the armed services. (05:48–05:59)

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Asserts that cyber deception was used to mislead Iranians during a military operation.

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