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'Swarm attack' from armed drones pose 'grave threat' to Trump
The Washington Examiner ^ | September 25, 2017 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 09/25/2017 3:20:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The Secret Service is facing a "grave" threat to President Trump from a new wave of high-tech weapons including armed drones, plastic guns made on 3-D printers and even sophisticated IEDs, according to a new alert issued by a former agent.

"This threat is grave," Dan Bongino told Secrets. The author of a new book on the Secret Service that calls for a seismic change of thinking at the agency, Bongino said terrorists are eager to unleash an attack on their "ultimate prize."

New age threats include weaponized drones delivered in "swarms" that could attack the White House or any place the president is. The problem, he explained, is that the agency's agents and Uniformed Division are trained mostly to stop ground attacks.

"Distractions from the sky, whether planes or drones, create additional security complications for an obvious reason: Secret Service agents and officers cannot fly," he warned in Protecting the President.....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Government
KEYWORDS: assassination; aviation; banglist; danbongino; drones; dronesus; trump
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1 posted on 09/25/2017 3:20:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
...Bongino said terrorists are eager to unleash an attack on their "ultimate prize."

Is he talking about Antifa or NFL players?

2 posted on 09/25/2017 3:22:52 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: TigersEye

He may have been thinking of the media.


3 posted on 09/25/2017 3:25:53 PM PDT by Bob (Damn, the democrats haven't been this upset since Republicans freed their slaves.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

LOL.


4 posted on 09/25/2017 3:28:39 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (Jerusalem is the city of The Great King!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Is he expressing professional concerns or dropping hints?


5 posted on 09/25/2017 3:31:21 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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To: Bob

That’s true. They usually just publish maps and instructions though.


6 posted on 09/25/2017 3:34:33 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I can play that game too!
Trump gets cacked, look out below


7 posted on 09/25/2017 3:37:32 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

As far as the authors fear of 3D Printed guns... It tends to demonstrate a lack of credibility on every other issue mentioned. 3D Printed guns are basically all inferior to every other type of firearm. A utility knife from a dollar store would most likely be much more dangerous in the hands of a trained terrorist than a 3D Printed gun.

I would think that nearly any drone or swarm of drones being guided toward the president could be disabled merely by activating some type of broad spectrum electronic interference. So it would probably take a very advanced drone to overcome that type of simple defense.


8 posted on 09/25/2017 3:38:13 PM PDT by fireman15
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Personal CIWS.


9 posted on 09/25/2017 3:38:27 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

All these threats are nothing new but what is new is the degree of anger against this president and the widespread support for his removal by any means. I’m quite surprised that there haven’t any serious attempts on his life already.


10 posted on 09/25/2017 3:48:33 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They better protect our President and his family or there will be heck to pay!


11 posted on 09/25/2017 3:52:28 PM PDT by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: JimSEA

There have. His protective force is ready and more than capable.


12 posted on 09/25/2017 4:16:40 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Progressivism is 2 year olds in a poop fight.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Personal drone defense.


13 posted on 09/25/2017 4:24:49 PM PDT by fso301
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To: fireman15

“A utility knife from a dollar store would most likely be much more dangerous in the hands of a trained terrorist than a 3D Printed gun.”

There are 3D printed gun designs capable of 6-8 shots semiautomatically and accurately hitting a man at 10-20ft. They have brought them down to be the same size as a metal handgun.

There used to videos of some being tested but I now see they were all taken down. The government also has shut several sites down that host them


14 posted on 09/25/2017 4:31:23 PM PDT by varyouga
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To: Steely Tom; 2ndDivisionVet

“Personal CIWS.”

Three days out of every month I’d be a pretty effective CIWS!!!


15 posted on 09/25/2017 4:37:49 PM PDT by MeganC (Democrat by birth, Republican by default, conservative by principle.)
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To: Bob; All
Just in case anyone thought I was employing hyperbole about the MSM publishing instructions for terrorists...


16 posted on 09/25/2017 4:46:46 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: fireman15
A utility knife from a dollar store would most likely be much more dangerous in the hands of a trained terrorist than a 3D Printed gun.

9/11 weapons were brute strength,box cutters and pepper spray. They in turn made the jets missiles. 19 terrorists brought a country of 360 million with the most powerful military on the planet down to its knees.

17 posted on 09/25/2017 4:55:31 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: fso301

Now that is very cool.

Yours?


18 posted on 09/25/2017 5:05:04 PM PDT by MountainDad (A strong man stands up for himself. A stronger man stands up for others. Support your local militia.)
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To: varyouga
There are 3D printed gun designs capable of 6-8 shots semiautomatically and accurately hitting a man at 10-20ft. They have brought them down to be the same size as a metal handgun.

I have a 3d printer. I have designed and printed quite a few useful and neat items and printed many other items designed by others. My printer is customizable and capable; I have printed quite a few different types of materials. I also reload my own cartridges and cast my own bullets.

I have followed this subject fairly closely. There are useful parts that could be printed by my printer, but not the whole gun. And manufacturers use special “printers” to produce some metal parts for certain firearms. But I am aware of no designs or videos of anyone printing a semi-auto 3D printed gun with a typical 3D Printer such as the one that I own. I think that you are mistaken.

I certainly wouldn't fire one shot from a plastic gun that was completely printed on a 3-D Printer. I wouldn't necessarily be afraid to fire a homemade gun made from materials purchased from Home Depot.

19 posted on 09/25/2017 5:34:30 PM PDT by fireman15
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Bring it!! What’s the hold-up, you cowards!


20 posted on 09/25/2017 5:45:56 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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