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Russian Bombers Flew Within 40 Miles of N. California Coast
The Washington Free Beacon ^ | 07/22/15 | Bill Gertz

Posted on 07/22/2015 5:53:49 AM PDT by Enlightened1

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To: Enlightened1

Can we paint giant X’s on some of the lib Cali cities we’d like to see removed from the states?


21 posted on 07/22/2015 6:59:37 AM PDT by telstar12.5 (...always bring gunships to a gun fight...)
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To: Rusty0604
I saw that Putin was bragging that he wrote most of the Iran nuclear plan.

We can count on Putin to provide the levity while the rest of us wait for Armageddon.

Like I said, may the first ICBM land on the right people.

22 posted on 07/22/2015 7:01:26 AM PDT by skeeter ( THAT)
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To: skeeter

Those will be 16 dangerous months, moreso if we don’t get Cruz. I’m on the fence with Trump vs. the Russians. I’m not sure why.


23 posted on 07/22/2015 7:02:02 AM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: Enlightened1

The enemy is a lot closer than 30+ miles of Mendocino...its in Washington, D.C.


24 posted on 07/22/2015 7:11:33 AM PDT by kiltie65
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To: bgill

Naah Just state that USCG/Navy/USAF AIR/SEA Search & Rescue is standing by to assist in the event they have problems.


25 posted on 07/22/2015 9:35:11 AM PDT by Nebr FAL owner
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To: varyouga
“ICBMs are probably obsolete now due to space weapons.”

What weapons?

“We can blow up rogue missiles. . .”

We can? Patriot is only effective during the terminal phase of delivery, and if an airborne detonation is planned, maybe too late.

26 posted on 07/22/2015 10:07:35 AM PDT by Hulka
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To: Enlightened1

Ha - 39 miles off of the coast, heck, on Monday I was in Mendocino only 16 miles from the coast.


27 posted on 07/22/2015 10:24:03 AM PDT by Jolla
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To: Enlightened1

Wonder if I could keep up with them in in my Cessna 172?


28 posted on 07/22/2015 10:27:57 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland
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To: Hulka

As far as the people know...

The space system is likely an energy weapon. Not missile based.

We already have white projects that demonstrated laser defense against missiles here on Earth. In the vacuum of space, you would have no energy loss and could vaporize anything within line of sight.

IMO, the move away from ICBM technology has nothing to do with treaties or similar nonsense.


29 posted on 07/22/2015 10:30:19 AM PDT by varyouga
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To: HereInTheHeartland; AppyPappy

Not a chance.

Bears go about as fast as a turboprop aircraft can go, whichbis respectably close to the speed of sound. Their contrarotating props spin so fast that the tips actually DO break the sound barrier.

I talked to a former NJ ANG F-106 driver years back and he said that for the -106 the Bear wasn’t an easy intercept at all. Required careful vectoring to reach it at just the right point and turn to come alongside otherwise the -106 would have to go to afterburner to catch up, which would deplete the fuel so much that an escort couldn’t be maintained.


30 posted on 07/22/2015 10:37:29 AM PDT by tanknetter
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To: varyouga
747-based ABM cancelled (thanks mr obama), and the C-130-based ABTL is short-range and against ground-based tgts.

We don't have anything to defend against ICBMs. . .nice to think we do, and most people feel we do, but sadly we don't.

31 posted on 07/22/2015 10:45:37 AM PDT by Hulka
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To: tanknetter
Indeed. . .but F-15s and the F-22 have better engines, more sustainable (and fuel efficient) speed, and an ability to get on the CATA and drive straight in.

In all cases, if you miss the intercept and roll out behind, of course you have to chase it down.

32 posted on 07/22/2015 10:47:48 AM PDT by Hulka
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To: Hulka

Please, those are Earth-based white projects. Completely irrelevant to what is REALLY going on.

You won’t know anything until MAYBE several decades from now


33 posted on 07/22/2015 11:40:42 AM PDT by varyouga
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To: varyouga

“Completely irrelevant to what is REALLY going on.”

Tell me what is “REALLY” going on, then.

I am curious.

Thank you.


34 posted on 07/22/2015 1:05:30 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: Hulka

A race involving unprecedented technology only known to those that “need to know”


35 posted on 07/22/2015 1:52:17 PM PDT by varyouga
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To: varyouga

I understand.

A promise of something.

Basically that means trusting the government that a) it actually has something, and b) can keep a secret (even with the SR-71, U-2 and F-117. . .there were credible rumors).

The absence of proof is proof of how deep the technology/program is?

Interesting.

Thanks.


36 posted on 07/22/2015 2:02:20 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: Enlightened1
“Good morning American pilots, we are here to greet you on your Fourth of July Independence Day,”

EAGLE DRIVER COMM1:

Prevratit' vas prikladom vokrug i vernut'sya na rodinu ili budet dva v more ! Soglasites' ? Vash nevidimyy Raptor eskort budet soprovozhdat' vas domoy.

37 posted on 07/22/2015 2:53:50 PM PDT by Mat_Helm
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To: All
All I know is that we better be doing the same thing to them with some B-52s or B-2s.
38 posted on 07/23/2015 4:21:51 PM PDT by NYFreeper
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
With Iranian copilots?

39 posted on 07/24/2015 10:05:59 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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