[RinaseaofDs]

You can’t chalk this up to some rogue launch scenario. It takes two missile keys to launch an SLBM, plus it needs to be ‘spun up’. You need to hover the boat. It takes the entire crew to do. If the launch were ours, and rogue, it means there are a bunch of dead US sailors on one of our Boomers.

Plus, where’s the detonation? If you can launch an SLBM, you have the smarts to either make sure the warhead is programmed, or make sure it doesn’t go off.

These things don’t ‘cook off’ in their silo because two sailors were fighting in weapons and elbowed a switch.

Think Crimson Tide.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Sorry I let my mind go all hunt for red octoberish with a turbin head current day scenerio for a sec.

It is illogical I know...

[John S Mosby]

More than two keys, and a hell of a lot of encryption enabled systems that must concur. Crimson Tide is a very poor example of an accurate portrayal of the process or the potential screw ups. This was one of ours. What may be true is that the NOTAMs geek or geeks were purposely given wrong dating, to maintain operational security. Since the operations area is permanently off limits— no harm. That said,there are some anomalies in this, which might indicate incompetence.... or cleverly done spontaneity to test our enemies. Littoral warfare is all about the chineese.

[John S Mosby]

All valid as to who what and how. But I would seriously hesitate giving Crimson Tide as a remotely accurate representation of missile security and weapons clearance procedure or possiblility. This was one of our own boats, testing. If the NOTAMs was wrong, well, then some geek on the desk for NOTAMs is seriously toasted. But then the only thing you see flying in the video is an twin rotor helicopter either a CH46 or MH-47, both military type and most likely a video platform on range. It is also true that a detonation would have been noted by now, even if it was sent to one of our test atolls.