ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟs ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀ ᴢᴏɴᴇ sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴛᴇᴅ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ɴᴀᴠʏ ʜᴀs ɪɴ ɪᴛs ᴘᴏssᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴇxᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴇ̳x̳ᴛ̳ʀ̳ᴀ̳ᴛ̳ᴇ̳ʀ̳ʀ̳ᴇ̳s̳ᴛ̳ʀ̳ɪ̳ᴀ̳ʟ̳ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴ.
ᴘᴀᴛᴇɴᴛs ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄʀʏᴘᴛɪᴄ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛᴏʀ ᴅʀ. sᴀʟᴠᴀᴛᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴀɪs ʙᴇᴀʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪᴘᴛᴏʀs ʟɪᴋᴇ “ʜɪɢʜ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ sᴜᴘᴇʀᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛᴏʀ, “ʜɪɢʜ ғʀᴇǫᴜᴇɴᴄʏ ɢʀᴀᴠɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴡᴀᴠᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴏʀ,” “ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴɪᴄ ғɪᴇʟᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴏʀ,” ᴀɴᴅ “ᴘʟᴀsᴍᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ғᴜsɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇᴠɪᴄᴇ,” ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ-ᴡᴏʀʟᴅʟʏ, ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴏᴛ?
ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴠʏ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀs ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ʜʏʙʀɪᴅ ᴀᴇʀᴏsᴘᴀᴄᴇ / ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʀᴀғᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴀᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ ɪs ᴇǫᴜɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ “ɪɴᴇʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴍᴀss ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇᴠɪᴄᴇ.” ᴀ ᴅɪᴀɢʀᴀᴍ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇs ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀᴇᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴜ̳ғ̳ᴏ̳-ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴄʀᴀғᴛ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs (sᴇᴇ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ):
ᴅᴜʙʙᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ “ᴄʀᴀғᴛ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴇʀᴛɪᴀʟ ᴍᴀss ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇᴠɪᴄᴇ,” ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴘᴀɪs, ᴡʜᴏ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴘᴀᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴜʙᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀᴇʀᴏsᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴠᴀʟ ᴀɪʀ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ’s (ɴᴀᴠᴀɪʀ) ᴡᴀʀғᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ᴀɪʀᴄʀᴀғᴛ ᴅɪᴠɪsɪᴏɴ (ɴᴀᴡᴄᴀᴅ) ɪɴ ᴘᴀᴛᴜxᴇɴᴛ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ, ᴍᴅ.
“ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴀɪs’ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅs ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛᴏʀ ᴄᴀʟʟs ‘ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪs ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛ,’ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɴᴜᴍᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛᴏʀ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ‘ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇᴅ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ (ғʀᴏᴍ sᴏʟɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀsᴍᴀ) ᴠɪᴀ ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ sᴘɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ/ᴏʀ ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴠɪʙʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʀᴀᴘɪᴅ (ʏᴇᴛ sᴍᴏᴏᴛʜ) ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ-ᴅᴇᴄᴇʟᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ-ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʀᴀɴsɪᴇɴᴛs,’” ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛs.
ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ sᴏᴍᴇ sᴏ-ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ “ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛs” sᴄᴏғғ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇ.ᴛ. ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛs ᴀs ʟᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴘᴀɪs ɪɴ ᴀ sᴇʀɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴇxᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴғɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴇɴ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ “ᴏɴᴇ ғɪɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ.”
ᴅᴏᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴠʏ ᴘᴏssᴇss ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏғ ɴᴜᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ғᴜsɪᴏɴ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢʏ?
ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʀᴇᴅᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏʙᴛᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀ ᴢᴏɴᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴇʏᴇ-ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜ.s. ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ʜᴀs sᴏᴍᴇ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙʟʏ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴇs ɪɴ ɪᴛs ᴘᴏssᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴛ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴇxɪsᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ɪɴ sᴄɪ-ғɪ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇs.
ᴘᴀɪs’ ɪɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴇʀᴇ ᴘɪᴘᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀs ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴅᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟs ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴅᴏᴄᴛᴏʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴡʜᴏᴍ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ʙʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴠɪᴇᴡ, ɢᴀᴠᴇ ʜɪs “ᴜɴʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴠᴀʟ” ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛᴇɴᴛs.
ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴏᴄᴛᴏʀ ɪs ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ ᴀs “ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ’s ᴛᴏᴘ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛɪᴇs ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴜʟsɪᴏɴ / ǫᴜᴀɴᴛᴜᴍ ᴠᴀᴄᴜᴜᴍ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ,” ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɪɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴘᴀɪs’ sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴀɢᴜᴇs ғᴏʀ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ.
“ɪ ᴡɪsʜ ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ … ‘ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏᴍᴀɢɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ғɪᴇʟᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛᴏʀ’ … ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀs ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ɪᴍᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴀsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ɢʀᴀᴠɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ (ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴜs ɪɴᴇʀᴛɪᴀʟ) ᴍᴀss ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʙʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ sᴘɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴠɪʙʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇᴅ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs,” ʀᴇᴀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴏᴄᴛᴏʀ sᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴀɢᴜᴇs.
“ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴀʙʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇ ᴄʀᴀғᴛ sᴘᴇᴇᴅs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴜs ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴀsɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɢᴀʟᴀᴄᴛɪᴄ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴜsɪɴɢ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅs, ɪs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.”
ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴀɢᴜᴇs ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs sᴘᴇᴄᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀᴇʀᴏsᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇᴇʀ ʜ. ᴅᴀᴠɪᴅ ғʀᴏɴɪɴɢ, ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀs ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ɴᴜᴍᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴘᴇᴇʀ-ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡᴇᴅ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇs ᴏɴ “ɴᴇᴡ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ɪɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏᴍᴀɢɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ғɪᴇʟᴅs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ɴᴜᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ғᴜsɪᴏɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs.”
ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴇs ᴅɪsᴄᴜssᴇᴅ ɪɴ ғʀᴏɴɪɴɢ’s sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴘᴀᴛᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴘᴀɪs, sᴏ ɪᴛ ɪs sᴀғᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴅᴏ.
“… sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴏғ ғʀᴏɴɪɴɢ’s ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ ɪɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ ɴᴀᴠᴀɪʀ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟs,” ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀ ᴢᴏɴᴇ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛs.
“ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪs ғᴏʀ sᴜʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛs ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙʏ ғᴏʀᴇᴍᴏsᴛ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛɪᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪᴇʟᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛʟʏ ғᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴇxᴀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss, ʜᴏᴘᴇғᴜʟʟʏ ᴄᴜʟᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴇssᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ᴘᴀᴛᴇɴᴛs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴠʏ,” ᴘᴀɪs ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ.
