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want to snare a stealthbomber? use yourone

Whoops I Phone signals may unmask a$40 billion flying secret. By Bill SweetmanDRIVING HOME FADM WOAK, YOU SUDDENLY REMEMBER THAT Afew of the Tball kids are supposed to come over after the game.Should you pick up a couple of pizzas on your way? You pullout your cellular phone and call home to check.

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Olher sources. Wilh Ihls wlrelC$$ revolulio;>" hu come I polential new spy 1001:.udar syslem. (h i ex,.,1(IIt, " , x 1 ~ l I n g rillo.llo)signw ratlW'!r tha ... g e ~ , a l l n g il$ own.The Roke engineers came lip wi,h the

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THE LATEST TtlREAT Ttl STEALTtl PLANES11'110"_"'._ ... try _1laW-.. 010

BLJI as the Rake Manor sc:lentisl. roll up theit&I..eve&, &lealth enghl""''' cuntinLJe 10 refln" Iheshapes of their ,allbut,lnvisible aircnft. Today's technlcal paper! deKribe plane3 whose rncb. cro5He(IlollS at Ih e ~ l t " IIUI of &",all blllis 00' of lno'"lui10"'. M u r ~ r . work i prO\!'rening: on s teal th ;nlp'QVinJ; nlethod. thaI 1I."'i! nOlhinS 10 0;10 willi apLan",'s shape_ Etlf,"eI amI otller "tl()t .]XtIS. 011 sleahhai/craft can be trrated with plastics (> r P " ' i l l ~ that COil131n radarab'll." bing inks, powder!, or lIli nera] compouruJ,:, Nmbly. Utoiit: m a l e r i a l ~ life m06t e f f e < : t i ~ill the miCJ1l1'o'iLvt' oo.lId where cellphonell operate.And so, even in otIr Signalolitrewn, wireless world,Ihe 6o-year--old game of catand-mouse beTweenr . a d ~ ~ and lheir I,uset. continue;;, B

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B o o l l ~ . r . d loKklll.d ..r. ( u r r f " M I ~work,ng log.elher on 3 dll5ign 10' rile bamblr," ' ~ o m p l l l i l i o n with Norlhrop !3rumlTl 1 ~ 01 flYingup 10 1.000 m i t ~ 5 rw.w.. r " ' ~ I " , g /rom 3n~ , r b o o r o o I.mker. w f l ~ . c ~ r r y ! n g b e t . w ~ ~ n11..000 ~ n 2B.OOCl o o u n d ~ 01 ordnance. I.'OS'sibly ,MluOrMnt COBlI!'Ilj lhalcan withslilnd r""gh tlJ't ,undillon."Thf" n@wcraUcwldallh_amaJOr

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The 1-2,. wtWcI'l (OIn cartyo..dearor ~ i o n i l I VoEaportS. islOdIy's o r l ~ wltt1 bomber.The .OHI will be ib nI;Q .. mrlr 5ol; l m ~ I ~ . ~ t e . f / t h l e l " .and eqllpped with newtr compLMn. arid COIl'Io'lIUr'Ii'r'(ttflrn 1 h a . 1 1 T l o ! ~ it ta5iM 10dldnge nisWn'; on !hi' f i ~ .

Thl :IUplll'lGftk B-1BWi!\.designed a. ij low-altilllde. high5Pfell bornbl!I'.lts rniJke!,illl5!. ~ a b l e to aotlad Ihand1l! o ; J m p , l r ~ ~ ckri,y BS.,but it., not oij; $lealth,;loS!he11-0, The B-Ie flon ~ l thlInI/'Ie 201 a: bornbeo- and (&fl'it1.crlr r " l O I 1 ~ r ' M ! " P O ' I 5 ,

TDDAY'S BOMBER FLEETThe Air force's CI.llTef1t I:lontM!r fleet OCIffl5;ts of thl! Wmn !"t iPtile B-52. 8-18 ld 8-2, More tI'II .-e ;Mjf1g 852$, :s.ome 01$ old a SO. AIthrw h iM! i l ' ) rM6 r