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During the [[Second World War]], when British citizens were anxious about supposed fifth-columnists in the UK, the artist [[William Heath-Robinson]] produced a series of cartoons about the Sixth Column, patriotic men and women devoted to frustrating the actions of the Fifth Column.<ref>http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/heathrobinson/Sixth_column.asp</ref> There was also a reference to existence of a Nazi or Hitler Fifth Column being in existence during WWII.<ref> David Vaughan, Hitler's Fifth Column", https://www.radio.cz/en/section/talking/hitlers-fifth-column, December 2, 2002</ref><ref>Claire Ellicot | ''The Daily Mail'', Spy who tricked me: Nazi agents in secret ‘fifth column’ group were fooled by MI5 using fake medals and made-up Gestapo boss called ‘Jack King’ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6149475/Nazi-agents-secret-fifth-column-group-fooled-MI5-using-fake-medals.html, SSeptember 9, 2018</ref>
During the [[Second World War]], when British citizens were anxious about supposed fifth-columnists in the UK, the artist [[William Heath-Robinson]] produced a series of cartoons about the Sixth Column, patriotic men and women devoted to frustrating the actions of the Fifth Column.<ref>http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/heathrobinson/Sixth_column.asp</ref> There was also a reference to existence of a Nazi or Hitler Fifth Column being in existence during WWII.<ref> David Vaughan, Hitler's Fifth Column", https://www.radio.cz/en/section/talking/hitlers-fifth-column, December 2, 2002</ref><ref>Claire Ellicot | ''The Daily Mail'', Spy who tricked me: Nazi agents in secret ‘fifth column’ group were fooled by MI5 using fake medals and made-up Gestapo boss called ‘Jack King’ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6149475/Nazi-agents-secret-fifth-column-group-fooled-MI5-using-fake-medals.html, SSeptember 9, 2018</ref>
The Internal Security Act of 1950, following the creation of the [[NATO]] alliance under the notion of collective security, cited "[t]he experience of many countries in World War II and thereafter with so-called ''fifth columns'' with employed espionage and sabotage to weaken the internal security and defense of nations resisting [[totalitarian]] [[dictatorship]]s demonstrated the grave dangers and fatal effectiveness of such internal espionage and sabotage."<ref>http://tucnak.fsv.cuni.cz/~calda/Documents/1950s/Inter_Security_50.html</ref>
The Internal Security Act of 1950, following the creation of the [[NATO]] alliance under the notion of collective security, cited "[t]he experience of many countries in [[World War II]] and thereafter with so-called ''fifth columns'' with employed espionage and sabotage to weaken the internal security and defense of nations resisting [[totalitarian]] [[dictatorship]]s demonstrated the grave dangers and fatal effectiveness of such internal espionage and sabotage."<ref>http://tucnak.fsv.cuni.cz/~calda/Documents/1950s/Inter_Security_50.html</ref>
During the [[12 Day War]] between the [[Israel]], the [[United States]], and [[Iran]] a fifth column carried out targeted assaults on key Iranian positions using remotely operated [[drone]]s and [[Spike anti-tank guided missile]]s, disrupting defenses from within Iran. These pre-placed operatives and concealed assets struck [[radar]] nodes, communication hubs, and mobile [[SAM]] units, creating localized chaos and confusion. Following these preliminary attacks, Israel's [[stealth]] assets, particularly [[F-35]]I “Adir” aircraft, penetrated Iranian airspace in a tightly synchronized offensive designed to blind radar coverage, suppress [[missile]] batteries, and paralyze the core of Iran's [[command-and-control]] architecture.
The cyber intrusions were used to introduce malicious code into networked radar installations and command centers, causing confusion, data corruption, or complete shutdown of systems. This was followed by [[electronic warfare]] operations, where Israeli aircraft, particularly specialized platforms like the Gulfstream G550 Nachshon Shavit and Eitam, jammed radar frequencies and disrupted communications. These aircraft operated from standoff distances and coordinated their jamming to coincide with kinetic strikes.
The use of covert elements embedded within Iranian society was part of a carefully orchestrated operation. In several cases, drone assembly and launch sites were established in close proximity to [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] (IRGC) facilities, sometimes even within the same neighborhoods. The
==Within the United States==
==Within the United States==