USAF to scrap AGM-129 stealth cruise missile

Seattlepi.com ^ | March 7, 2007 | ROBERT BURNS

[Paul Ross]

Is this because a far cheaper JDAM or SLAM can do the same job?

No. Sorry to burst this bubble. But it is precisely what it purports to be. Unilateral disarmament. Unilateral because there are absolutely no enforcements to assure that the Russians are complying with their end of the deal. And in fact, W has bragged about doing these unilateral cuts irrespective of what Russia does...as a sign of our greater moral superiority or something.

He apparently always believed in the Leftist drivel that somehow we had too many weapons...and the Russians would follow our "gestures".

How many times have we seen the liberals issue gesture-after-gesture which were correctly interpreted as weakness by the Communists?

[EagleUSA]

How many times have we seen the liberals issue gesture-after-gesture which were correctly interpreted as weakness by the Communists?
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Almost DAILY.

[Paul Ross]

BUMP!

[Paul Ross]

The "looking glass" flights are still going on. After 911 they started again.

Briefly resumed in 2001.

Navy E-6C tasked with TACAMO, Operation Looking Glass, national Airborne Command Post mission.

[redgolum]

I remember watching them fly out of Offut on occasion.

[Jonathan]

Not now. They just drill.

And they no longer can communicate to:

SAC - shut down.

Cheyenne Mountain - shutting down.

Secret Emergancy National Hideout in West Virginia - cover blown by the Washington Post / NYT

FB-111's - destroyed/dismantled

B-52's at disbursed bases - 90% shut down and destroyed at the Boneyard

B-1's - deNuked. Worthless against Soviet and Chinese Communists

Like I have said, the survivors of our little experiment in American democracy had better start learning Mandarin right now.

God's judgment is not going to keep slumbering forever.

[redgolum]

You are probably right.

[GOP_1900AD]

Just like the criminals who nearly led the UK to being defeated by Hitler, our criminals stupidly believe there will never be another world war, or if there is, a "10 Year Rule" or even greater year rule will apply - meaning, we'd "know" 10 or more years ahead of time if a world war axis was getting serious about conquest. Google "Shanghai Cooperation Org" - any questions?

We are so screwed ....

[Tommyjo]

Can't. They come under treaty obligations.

[zek157]

dog, Have you ever thought about what effort goes into keeping this type of platform air worthy and certified? You don't keep it in a nice box on a shelf.

Think of keeping a pristine 1957 T-Bird in mint condition for the prom date that may never occur. The day you need it it must start up and purr, even after 25 years. You have people doing a routine maintenance cycle changing the engine, fuel systems, hoses, etc., etc..

Nothing to do about paying for flushed beer. Very poor analogy. Much more like keeping an old Ford on the road except its certified to fly many many miles with a very special package and hit very very close to very secure targets.

[cva66snipe]

We may be headed into an era of a Hollow Military unprecedented in our national history. We've nearly lost our production base where we can go from raw material including mined ores etc to a finished product.

I have serious doubts many of the programs being shut down these days have replacements but rather have a promise of a better replacement maybe in a decade.

Russia within a very few years could be out producing us defense wise. If Russia sells to the M.E. that will fund their build up. China whether some want to hear it or not is well on it's way to going hi-tech even if most of it is stolen technology.