[Reverend Saltine]

"Ve simply turn off das transponders, mein herren...."

[dfwgator]

“We’ll meet again......don’t know where, don’t know when....”

[Cowboy Bob]

The bombers had their transponders turned off, British officials said, making them invisible to many air traffic control systems.

So, that's their secret!

[edpc]

This has aviation accident written all over it. Apparently, they’ve learned nothing from KAL 007 and MH 17.

[nathanbedford]

With the economies on both sides of the pond unraveling, Russian influence in former East Bloc regions growing

RUBBISH!

[FlipWilson]

Puts knows that the timer is ticking. When Obama goes and an adult is in charge in the White House again all this is done.

[mlo]

"In 2010 a missile launch off the coast of California was attributed to China by some observers who believe that they, too, are signaling their willingness to engage in a global conflict should it become necessary."

There goes this source's reliability. There was no missile launch off the coast of California.

[MaxMax]

Mutually assured Destruction Putin. There will be no history or future man
to speak your name.

[GBA]

Two of these?

[Bon mots]

Bullies like weaklings.

[Rapscallion]

The US sent an aircraft across Russia and they never even knew we were there. True!

[vetvetdoug]

How do you think Sarah Palin would handle a confrontation or summit with Putin? I bet she'd not get manhandled or schooled as Obama did.

[Kenny Bunk]

Reverend Saltine, you truly are crackers.

E.G.: pair of nuclear-capable Russian bombers Whoa Nelly, duck and cover!

...transponders turned off, British officials said, making them invisible to many air traffic control systems.... Thank goodness for all those alert Boy and Girl Scouts with their keen young eyes turned skyward!

similar flyovers by nuclear bombers along the west coast of the United States from Alaska all the way down to California. Filthy Communist Swine! Is not our own Pacific Ocean sacred to these beasts?

Heavens to Betsey, Chet! What next, NAZI submarines off New Jersey? I suggest you finish getting your tech from the 1920's Hardy Boys Series and move on to 1930's Nancy Drew. In the meantime, let's write to the War Department and demand more coast watchers and better binoculars.

[Secret Agent Man]

So current civilian radar cannot detect planes if their transponders are turned off?

Transponders and radar are two different things.

I know that they’ve married the two things together so that radar matches up blips with the transponder info so you can see who each blip is on the screen, but to say radar can’t see these planes as unidentified aircraft?

Seems not right. Even if civilian radar couldn’t see them, military radar sure the hell should have.

[Stand W]

Heh. Check out my tagline

[Viennacon]

The British will shoot it down with a beaming creepy grin from Jimmy Saville

[rcrngroup]

The enemy of 0dumb0 (Putin) is a friend of mine!