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833 CIA Reportedly Used Secret Quantum Tool To Find Downed Airman in Iran

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 04/08/2026 07:00 EDT

CIA Reportedly Used Secret Quantum Tool To Find Downed Airman in Iran

alternative_right quotes a report from the New York Post: The CIA used a futuristic new tool called "Ghost Murmur" to find and rescue the second American airman who was shot down in southern Iran, The Post has learned. The secret technology uses long-range quantum magnetometry to find the electromagnetic fingerprint of a human heartbeat and pairs the data with artificial intelligence software to isolate the signature from background noise, two sources close to the breakthrough said. It was the tool's first.

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