sec ution ▁and ▁criminal ▁pen alt ies ▁instead ▁of ▁det ention ▁as ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war . ▁It ▁is ▁common ▁for ▁a ▁government ▁in ▁power ▁during ▁war ▁or ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁policy ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁term ▁lo os ely ▁against ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁Similarly , ▁German ▁national ists ▁spoke ▁of ▁a ▁st ab ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁having ▁cost ▁them ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁A ▁modern ▁form ▁of ▁sab ot age ▁is ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁software ▁intended ▁to ▁damage ▁specific ▁industrial ▁systems . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁( CI A ) ▁is ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁sab ot aged ▁a ▁Si ber ian ▁pipeline ▁during ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁using ▁information ▁from ▁the ▁F are well ▁D oss ier . ▁A ▁more ▁recent ▁case ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁St ux net ▁computer ▁w orm , ▁which ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁subt ly ▁inf ect ▁and ▁damage ▁specific ▁types ▁of ▁industrial ▁equipment . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁equipment ▁target ed ▁and ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁inf ected ▁machines , ▁security ▁exper ts ▁believe ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁nuclear ▁program ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Israel ▁or , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁latest ▁news , ▁even ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Sab ot age , ▁done ▁well , ▁is ▁inher ently ▁difficult ▁to ▁detect ▁and ▁difficult ▁to ▁trace ▁to ▁its ▁origin . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁( F BI ) ▁investig