After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, it was widely reported that the Russian government ordered all GSM base stations in Russia to transmit all phone calls unencrypted. a. Why would the...

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, it was widely reported that the Russian government ordered all GSM base stations in Russia to transmit all phone calls unencrypted.

a. Why would the Russian government have given such an order?

b. Are these news reports consistent with the technical description of the GSM security protocol given in this chapter?