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To: Zhang Fei

Wikipedia, huh? Not sure who wrote this but it doesn’t track what I’ve heard.

1. Mr. Bull was a ballistician and created some the most advanced cannon weapons and projectiles. He was responsible for the HARP (High Altitude Research Project) two huge guns capable of firing an instrumented projectile into space. He designed several advanced 155mm long range towed and SP guns, and pioneered Rocket-assisted and base-bleed long range projectiles. He also pioneered superfrettaged gun tube to increase stiffness and precision at greater ranges.

2. His engineering assistance to Iraq involved two very long-range guns (pointed at Israel) and he was also helping the Iraqis fix their extende range SCUD mods because they kept coming apart during boost phase.

3. He received at least two phone calls warning him to stop helping Iraq. After the last call he was shot.


36 posted on 11/29/2020 4:28:18 PM PST by Chainmail (Remember that half the people you meet are below average intelligence)
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To: Chainmail

[Wikipedia, huh? Not sure who wrote this but it doesn’t track what I’ve heard.]


There are several groups of people who *know* what happened. First, the people who killed him, and the people who ordered the killing. Second, the people who were told, after the fact, about the killing. (This *may* include the president and various people who report to him). Third, possibly intel agencies that intercepted elint or obtained humint re the assassination. Everyone else is just guessing, including various authors and commentators who may have written a book or two.


38 posted on 11/29/2020 4:38:26 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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