Posted on 10/04/2007 9:39:34 AM PDT by Parmenio
Exactly - and if the much-vaunted SA-23 system couldn’t see or shoot it down, what does *that* say?
My guess? The hard floor problem bit the Russians in the arse again.
Other articles have said that the Iranian High Command is in a panic, waiting for a U.S. attack, and that the Expensive Russian Anti-Aircraft equipment is now useless...
It also explains the sudden Iranian drive to push thier nukes DEEP underground...
“Aviation Week reckons the success of the attack might be down to use of the “Suter” airborne network attack system. The technology, was developed by BAE Systems and integrated into US unmanned aircraft by L-3 Communications, according to unnamed US aerospace industry and retired military officials questioned by Aviation Week.
Instead of jamming radar signals, Suter uses a more sophisticated approach of “hacking” into enemy defences.
“The technology allows users to invade communications networks, see what enemy sensors see, and even take over as systems administrator so sensors can be manipulated into positions so that approaching aircraft can’t be seen,” Aviation Week explains. “The process involves locating enemy emitters with great precision and then directing data streams into them that can include false targets and misleading message algorithms.”
But not No. Korea. In fact, their lone, harsh criticism of Israel about an incident that should be none of their business directed a bright, nuclear light on the entire affair.
So, have we put the foot to North Korea for their part in this? Is that why they (appear) to be disarming?
Not a peep from the administration (as it should be)convinces me more and more that we dodged a big one with Israel’s help.
Several years ago somebody, I forget who, said that the first indication to most people that something nuclear had happened in a region would be the lack of news or anything else from the region.
There is passive stealth and active stealth. They aren't passively stealth. Now radars can only see what they are programed to see. If the actual return is masked be an overpowering false return which does not meet the threshold criteria, the radar may show nothing. The radar operator wouldn't even know its happening.
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Ah, so this was a U.S. planned and sanctioned operation.
What if we had just called the North Koreans bluff and bombed their nuke facilities when they did their little "test" in July. We were lucky enough they didn't "test" it in the US or South Korea, so actions have consequences. We should have just blasted it to hell. If they didn't like that, then blast everything else. They knew we wouldn't do anything but hand wring for weeks afterward. They should have been shown that they "miscalculated".
Why haven't there been repercussions beyond some low key rhetoric ?
BUMP
I imagine they keep it turned off most of the time. You keep that joker lit up and you may get a HARM enema for your troubles.
If true, this story is reassurance that the grown-ups are still in charge in Washington, D.C.
What’s troubling is the recently toned down rhetoric from North Korea and Iran. They must be counting on a Democrat in the White House in 2008 and know that all they have to do is grin and say nice things to placate a Democrat administration, while covertly attaining their nuclear ambitions. As in the Clinton years, the Democrats, with the aid of the MSM, will be able to deny and hide real international threats while working on domestic ‘reform’. When the threat resurfaces, there will be no option but nuclear war, which they will blame on Reagan.
The article mentions a dirty bomb, how do they know it was not a functioning atomic bomb?
That actually sounds quite plausible. Or not. Don’t think the North Koreans would be willing to sacrifice their nuclear fuel for any amount that Syria could afford. Maybe Iran, but not Syria. Maybe if we agreed to take them off the list of terror-supporting states. Not sure if even that would be enough for NK. Possession of actual nuclear weapons can’t be measured in $$$ alone. If NK actually double-crossed Syria, they’ll never get another drop of oil from Iran or Syria, so whatever they received from Israel/US/South Korea/etc. would need to be tremendous.
If the Israelis (whom God save and protect) hit nuclear material from the air with explosive weapons (and there apparantly IS a big hole in the ground), I think we would have heard about some atmospheric release of isotopes by now.
N Kor and S Kor have agreed to peace today. Train service is restored (actually a year ago and tourists having been flooding into N Kor all this time.)
That leaves Iran, or Iran plus Russia if Russia thinks it worth the trouble.
That is probably a very fair statement. There is definately more to this incident that what is out there and I would not count on getting to know what really did happen anytime soon.
Also, don’t forget the ‘rail accident’ in NK a few years ago. I believe there were reports of some Syrians on that train.
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