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Sudden Deployment of Dozens of U.S. Air Force Tankers Raises Questions
The Aviationist ^ | 06 16 2025 | Stefano D'Urso

Posted on 06/16/2025 9:27:22 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

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To: MinorityRepublican

Exactly, rent them a pair of B-2’s for to nights and sell them a dozen of the latest bunker busters. Make them buy the full replacement insurance on the B2’s. Have the CIA create an LLC called HURTS to handle the rental.


41 posted on 06/16/2025 12:04:26 PM PDT by Waverunner
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

“The only reason the flights are visible on Flightradar24 is that we WANT them to be seen on Flightradar24.”

You mean they can just turn off their transponders whenever they want? I’ll be durned.


42 posted on 06/16/2025 12:07:26 PM PDT by suthener ( I do not like living under our homosexual, ghetto, feminist government.)
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To: suthener

“ You mean they can just turn off their transponders whenever they want? I’ll be durned.”

I think it’s the blue switch, right under the emergency brake. LOL


43 posted on 06/16/2025 12:09:35 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: CatHerd

B-61 mod 7 - 300KT, surface burst: Heavy blast damage radius (20 psi): 1.52 km (7.25 km²)
At 20 psi overpressure, heavily built concrete buildings are severely damaged or demolished; fatalities approach 100%. Often used as a benchmark for heavy damage in cities.

At the center using the Inspector we get these readings:
Sample point is 21.4 m from ground zero.
Overpressure: +10,000 psi
Maximum wind velocity: +4,830 km/hr
Initial radiation dose: too close to ground zero (potentially +20,000 rem)
Thermal radiation: too close to ground zero (potentially +350,000 cal/cm²)

Settings used:
https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/?&kt=340&lat=35.696111&lng=51.423056&airburst=0&hob_ft=0&casualties=1&ff=50&psi=20,5,1&zm=16

https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/


44 posted on 06/16/2025 1:55:46 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF

Well, based on what little I know, it sounds like that would do it if precisely targeted. But I know little about these things! My Dad was a brilliant nuclear scientist and could have explained it to me, but he passed away a few years ago (how I miss him!).

Is that right? Or?


45 posted on 06/16/2025 2:03:25 PM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "all's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: GenXPolymath

You are right. Ultimately these might have to be used by US or Israel >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B61_nuclear_bomb

Used the way you laid it out. After preliminary deep digging by bunker busters. To really crush the Iranian centrifuge halls, that nuke has to be used.


46 posted on 06/17/2025 9:17:52 PM PDT by dennisw (💯🇺🇸 Truth is Hate to those who Hate the Truth. 🇺🇸💯)
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