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That doesn't really answer the question of whether it could be used to deliver "numbers station" type messages. Encrypted key material and enciphered messages should be indistinguishable. There are 18 bytes of high-entropy ciphertext that could be used for both purposes.


> That doesn't really answer the question of whether it could be used to deliver "numbers station" type messages.

This is true. I suggest that I didn't answer that question because my comment was only addressing the below assertion.

>> You're assuming it requires specialized military gear, as opposed to consumer gear with a flashed firmware.

As for the numbers station reference in the article, that phrasing seems silly. I think it distracts a bit from the article.




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