Israel: Remote control occupation? - Israeli “Auto Kill Zone” Towers Locked and Loaded

Baum: New technologies are allowing Israel to maintain control over its occupation remotely
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Israeli “Auto Kill Zone” Towers Locked and Loaded
By Noah Shachtman

On the U.S.-Mexico border, the American government has been trying, with limited success, to set up a string of sensor-laden sentry towers, which would watch out for illicit incursions. In Israel, they’ve got their own set of border towers. But the Sabras’ model comes with automatic guns, operated from afar....

"Each unit mounts a 7.62 or 0.5" machine gun, shielded from enemy fire and the elements by an environmentally protective bulletproof canopy," Eshel explains. "In addition to the use of direct fire machine guns, observers can also employ precision guided missiles, such as Spike LR optically guided missiles and Lahat laser guided weapons."
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