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US satellites shadow China's submarines
Asia Times ^
| May 13, 2010
Posted on 05/13/2010 9:44:54 AM PDT by george76
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posted on
05/13/2010 9:44:54 AM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
Not something that we (The public) need to know.
This should be SECRET if not TOP SECRET.
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posted on
05/13/2010 9:50:53 AM PDT
by
DeaconRed
(I have had all I can stands and I can't stands NO MO--Call me Popeye)
To: Alas Babylon!; American_Centurion; An.American.Expatriate; ASA.Ranger; ASA Vet; Ax; Azeem; ...
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posted on
05/13/2010 9:53:44 AM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. De Vattel)
To: Voter#537
Next thing ya know, Obama will tell the world how many nukes we have ... oh wait
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posted on
05/13/2010 9:53:55 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: Voter#537
This should be SECRET if not TOP SECRETWhat is not being told are the weapons that can target these boats, and at the very least, we can obliterate Hianan island and give them no home to go to. The diesel-electric boats will limp around on batteries waiting to be destroyed and their noisy nuke boats will be tracked down and eliminated by the silent-as-death Virginia-class hunter-killer boats.
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posted on
05/13/2010 10:15:32 AM PDT
by
Tonytitan
To: Tonytitan
I’m convinced the X-37 “space plane” was developed to deploy and retrieve kinetic energy weapons launch platforms. Last I heard, the first X-37 is still up there, with another coming online soon. Obozo doesn’t think we need a lot of nukes anymore, he may be correct.
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posted on
05/13/2010 10:21:27 AM PDT
by
east1234
(It's the borders stupid! My new environmentalist inspired tagline: cut, kill, dig and drill)
To: east1234
Obozo doesnt think we need a lot of nukes anymore, he may be correct. Please understand that when Iran brings it's nuclear weapons online, we had better have a nuclear deterent. Otherwise we're toast.
And if you don't understand how gentle of a response that was, please take my word for it.
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posted on
05/13/2010 10:31:20 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Excusaholic: MeCain lost to Jr., RINO endorsements are flying, & you live at 2012 Denial Blvd.)
To: DoughtyOne
And if you don't understand how gentle of a response that was, please take my word for it. Nicely put.
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posted on
05/13/2010 10:34:44 AM PDT
by
null and void
(We are now in day 476 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: george76
Gee,
Do you suppose one of them was in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20th?
Of course, we’ll never hear about it.
To: Tonytitan
We will fight china one day... we will have no choice... I hope our next President readies us.
LLS
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posted on
05/13/2010 10:44:10 AM PDT
by
LibLieSlayer
( WOLVERINES!)
To: east1234
No, he is not correct and we invite disaster by thinking that he is.
LLS
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posted on
05/13/2010 10:46:41 AM PDT
by
LibLieSlayer
( WOLVERINES!)
To: east1234
Im convinced the X-37 space plane was developed to deploy and retrieve kinetic energy weapons launch platforms.
Rods from the gods. Such happy thoughts. The only legitimate reason to draw down our nuclear arsenal, since Orbital KE weapons can do the job better, cheaper, and with less radiation to clean up afterwords. Too bad Obama would never use them.
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posted on
05/13/2010 10:56:26 AM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: DoughtyOne
You read something into my statement. I never said we didn’t need a nuclear deterent, I’m only saying that this system, if it exists, will decrease our dependence on a nuclear deterent. Similar destructive force without all the nasty radiation and the international outrage that will follow a nuke strike. We can use it for strikes that would have previously required nukes to be successful.
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posted on
05/13/2010 10:58:29 AM PDT
by
east1234
(It's the borders stupid! My new environmentalist inspired tagline: cut, kill, dig and drill)
To: east1234
Obozo doesnt think we need a lot of nukes anymore, he may be correct. IMO, reducing the size of our nuclear arsenal sends the wrong message. It makes it clear we are willing to downsize our military. And we are. We have China, Russia, soon to be Iran, most of the Islamic world against us, and Obama wants to reduce our nuclear arsenal to the bare bones. There are still other nations that have nukes today, that might in some instances also wind up being nuclear threats.
While I did miss the "...a lot of..." part of your comment, and that does alter my perception of your post, it still leads me to disagree with your take on this matter.
Thanks for the response.
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posted on
05/13/2010 11:17:51 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Excusaholic: MeCain lost to Jr., RINO endorsements are flying, & you live at 2012 Denial Blvd.)
To: george76
Well, wait until Obama hears about this. He’ll put a stop to it.
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posted on
05/13/2010 11:19:40 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
To: east1234
Obozo doesnt think we need a lot of nukes anymore, he may be correct.They take too long to reach the target unless the mission is to kill 100,000 women and children, also known as "market share".
Given that the "holy grail" of Global Command/Global Strike is to have steel-on-target inside of single-digit minutes, the pre-positioned/orbital kinetic weapon is the way to go.
To: george76
Attempting to track subs by satelite is not new. While I have no idea how effective they are, there are many things which they try to monitor via Satelite (distortion of Earth’s magnetic field, Hydrogen release, radiation streaming, etc.).
To: Tonytitan
It’s a monumental step forward, if we have it. It doesn’t antiquate nukes, but it can, in theory utterly destroy a target within a few minutes of launch. ICBM’s take 20-30 minutes. For the record I don’t think we should cut back from the 5000 some warheads we have, yet. As for some little pissant country like Iran, we can take out every detectable target, no matter how deeply they bury it. We can take out every detectable boomer in the seas. Missile silos are toast. All without radiation.
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posted on
05/13/2010 12:13:38 PM PDT
by
east1234
(It's the borders stupid! My new environmentalist inspired tagline: cut, kill, dig and drill)
To: george76
Who’d thunk that would be able to do that?
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posted on
05/13/2010 1:08:11 PM PDT
by
NY Attitude
(Make love not war but be prepared for either.)
To: Dick Bachert
It was an NK long-range mini sub. You gotta stay current. ;-)
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posted on
05/13/2010 2:39:16 PM PDT
by
verity
(Obama Lies - Obongo must go!)
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