Posted on 11/13/2010 5:20:27 PM PST by Amos McCoy
Geez, anyone could tell you that the Ronald Reagan has not sunk, but is still floating *ABOVE* the waves.
And we aren’t at war with Sweden, because they haven’t attacked it in the first place.
What a mind-boggling stupid title for the article.
Has anyone bothered to recover the missile? I actually floated the idea of a missile being fired from a deisel electric operated by another country but upon hearing it, I think the possibility is remote. I think it was some kind of mistake or malfunction on the part of a U.S. Navy soldier. That’s the most likely explanation.
It has a Sterling engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_engine) - very quiet and efficient. The US navy has one leased from Sweden for a month at the Pt. Loma sub base to study ways of detecting subs utilizing this propulsion technology. In war games it came close enough to the Reagan to photograph it which counts as a kill.
NS is a liberal troll, that typically likes to argue with anyone on here that seemingly has an opininion counter to TheWON. It is interesting he choose to comment on this article. He also using a lot of deceit when making his points.
Any sign of black helicopters here?
OK, let's examine "if they could".
If it was just a systems test, they could launch just off the China coast.
Unannounced, in international waters off the LA coast would be a political test. Remember, a nation can launch unarmed missiles from international waters, as long as they are not trajectoried over another nation without permission. This would upset the US military to what purpose? Drive American influence out of California? Zer0 and the Rats have already done that for free.
China will take confrontational actions in the South China Sea, around Taiwan, the Yellow Sea, and Korea, but here it is clearly expected, within policy, and doesn't piss off anyone important.
China is becoming strong militarily, and intends to become much stronger, but she doesn't intend to move against US. She has already defeated us in business, and intends to continue doing so.
As far as a test of Zer0's weakness, China already knows he is weak, they don't need to test.
The only testing China will do is regarding removing US influence in the WESTERN Pacific.
You are correct, it was a regularly scheduled commercial flight from Hawaii to Arizona.
Additionally the Chinese attack was denounced by Zer0 on the front page yesterday. It was an ongoing economic attack on the US by China. They manipulate Chinese currency to remain artificially low in value. China has been sending a message printed on their money.
The Chinese navy have been using the ultimate form of Air Independent Propulsion on their subs-nuclear power for almost three decades. The kind of system the Swedes use is quieter than a nuke-boat but can’t last beyond a few weeks and can never go as fast.
The folks who argue that it was a Chinese missile over LA are not addressing some logical issues concerned with a such a venture. For one, a Jin-class boat has missiles with a range of 5,000+ missiles so there’s no point to get anywhere US waters. Second, what would have happened if the sub was detected or if the launch failed?? What would have happened if the missile malfuctioned and veered towards the mainland??? Commercial air activity outside LA is not thin either. The Chinese have been building such weapons for almost five decades now and know a thing or two of using their inland and oceanic test facilities.
The Chinese have been working on AIP for its conventional subs for several years now.
The Swedish Stirling system using liquid oxygen and diesel is considered less efficient than fuel-cell technology that the Germans and Russians have developed or are looking at.
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