To: An.American.Expatriate
FNC reported that some of the missles weren't SCUD'S, but were Sunburns. This is a very high speed cruise missle, designed to carry a Soviet tactical nuke to a US CV Battlegroup. Iraqis using them in a land attack mode, *not* against our carriers, just giving some background on the weapon.
60 posted on
03/20/2003 3:34:05 AM PST by
FreedomPoster
(This Space Intentionally Blank)
To: FreedomPoster
FNC reported that some of the missles weren't SCUD'S, but were Sunburns. This is a very high speed cruise missle, designed to carry a Soviet tactical nuke to a US CV Battlegroup.
It's hard to believe that they were allowed anything like
that-Eric
126 posted on
03/20/2003 4:08:02 AM PST by
E Rocc
(Stamp Out Saddamy)
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