How stupid is this?!
How Profitable is this?
That is the only question that matters apparently.
Yes, it is stupid.
Spying, and as a side note, windmill blades mess with the radar that aircraft and their weapons use.
“Maximum Stupidity”
I don’t think it’s stupid, stupid implies they don’t know any better for lack of mental capacity. These guys know better and yet they want this. So while it may not be stupid, it’s definitely something.
They couldn’t find an American company to build it?
“How stupid is this?!”
“...which would cripple operations at Laughlin Air Force Base if it were to be attacked or sabotaged in any way.”
Unless you know about them, it may be stupider than you think. Laughlin AFB is a pilot training base. Currently, the base uses the T-6 Texan II, T-38C Talon, and the T-1A Jayhawk to teach American and allied nation’s pilots to fly. None have weapons on board so the training is for basic flying, not combat. And even when they did have the 4080th SRW, they were there for reconnaissance and meteorological gathering along with signal and electronic intelligence flights plus collected air samples from nuclear above-ground tests. The 4080th left the base in 1962. The AETC hosts 12 major installations and supports tenant units on numerous bases across the globe. There are also 16 active-duty and seven Reserve wings. Why in the absolute world would Laughlin be a combat target? They’d be better off hitting Del Rio which is a known arts and humanities town. That would, at least, get Nancy Pelosi’s ear (if it doesn’t fall off).
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