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A Chinese destroyer fired a weapons-grade laser at a US surveillance aircraft, US Navy says
Business Insider ^ | 2-27-2020 | Ryan Pickrell

Posted on 02/27/2020 7:17:25 PM PST by DEPcom

A Chinese destroyer used a weapons-grade laser to target a US Navy P-8A surveillance aircraft flying above the Pacific last week, US Pacific Fleet said Thursday.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: aircraft; china; chinese; destroyer; laser; surveillance; usnavy
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To: EinNYC

I suspect the Chinese are rooting for the Coronavirus, too.

They are in a demographic crisis. Decades of one-child policies has left them with too many men, too many old people and not enough workers.

Along comes a virus that only seems to kill men over the age of 55...


21 posted on 02/27/2020 7:40:25 PM PST by Lying Dog Faced Pony Soldier (If Joe Biden calls me a liar, I must be telling the truth!)
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To: BeauBo

There was one time during the Cold War when a Soviet trawler (AGI, festooned with antennae rather than fishing nets) dazzled a US Navy helicopter pilot just of the coast of Washington state (likely snooping for signals from Bangor).


22 posted on 02/27/2020 7:41:49 PM PST by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: BeauBo

Sounds like an Nd-YAG laser. They are used for range finding and target acquisition.


23 posted on 02/27/2020 7:43:20 PM PST by wjcsux (Jeffrey Epstein did not kill himself.)
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To: Zhang Fei

I say dump the aircraft’s toilet on the deck and bridge of the Chinese ship.


25 posted on 02/27/2020 7:46:21 PM PST by devane617 (Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?)
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To: dp0622

You May have a Great
Idea there FRiend!
.
Let the Sin
BEGIN!
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26 posted on 02/27/2020 7:52:14 PM PST by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: dp0622

Next thing you know you’ll start voting for Democrats.


27 posted on 02/27/2020 8:04:23 PM PST by desertfreedom765
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To: desertfreedom765

Hey I mentioned drugs and booze and gambling and women.

Nothing INSANE!!

:)

The horrible truth is I got tired of gambling about 5 years ago. 5 dollars of any illegal drug would probably stop my fat heart and more than one woman would certainly bury me.

The booze...I’ll give that up at 60 :)


28 posted on 02/27/2020 8:31:36 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point finger at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to makne ends meet)
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To: EinNYC

“...Yulin dog meat festival...”

I used to live on a street in Saigon populated by North Vietnamese. Frequently, they would be cooking dog meat on small charcoal braziers; it smelled wonderful. I never tried it though, girl friend issue, same with snake. I had ground hog once in Hanoi - don’t recommend it.


29 posted on 02/27/2020 9:03:07 PM PST by Rembrandt (-a sure sign a Dem is lying - his lips are moving.)
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To: DEPcom

Wild Weasel Time


30 posted on 02/27/2020 10:25:28 PM PST by Oscar in Batangas (January 20, 2017, High Noon. The end of an error.)
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To: dp0622

Make sure you delete your internet history before you go.


31 posted on 02/27/2020 10:50:07 PM PST by Dundee (They gave up all their tomorrows for our today's.)
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To: Dundee

LOL

Man you have NO IDEA what a great idea that is...

or maybe you do :)


32 posted on 02/27/2020 10:52:41 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point finger at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to makne ends meet)
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To: DEPcom

” very surprise on the timing with the virus and everything. “

The Chinese have been saturated by propaganda from the time they are born. The ultimate impact of that may be to weaken the government’s control over the military who have been taught they are perpetually at war with the US. At some point they will have one of those people in charge who has an attitude or ego issue such that he can’t really follow his orders over what the voice in his head is telling him. This is the problem with ideological indoctrination. The Chinese government has actually told their people to push situations with the US whenever they have the chance. This is why the Chinese boats “bump” other ships. This happened recently when an American ship had to take last minute evasive action to avoid multi-million dollar damage. These actions aren’t ordered by the government per se. They are part of the government’s indoctrination. Very, very dangerous.


33 posted on 02/28/2020 6:16:55 AM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: DEPcom
"This is not good, very surprise on the timing with the virus and everything. Wonder what congress classified briefing was about now. "

You are wrong, IMHO...
Incidents like these can be intentionally provoked in order to gather important related electronic intelligence...

34 posted on 02/28/2020 3:30:15 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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