Our 53 fast attack submarines carry 54% of our nuclear arsenal and their replacements are going to carry even more...
Start building your bunkers people. “Serious national threat”
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A second Trump presidency would make Woodrow Wilson look like he belongs on Mt Rushmore.
Joe Biden strikes again.
And to think you have people on this board clamoring to vote him back in for another 4 years of destroying America 1 day at a time.
That's all well and fine, but what good will they be against this new existential Russian threat?
So this seems much ado about nothing. Russia and the US have had this capability for years but have simpler and safer means to achieve the same goals than using nukes. Both sides have had the capability to knock down satellites with killer satellites plus the US has modified air to air missiles which can go into space and take out Orcmobiles.
"On September 13, 1985, at 12:42 p.m., Major Wilbert “Doug” Pearson pushed the “pickle button” in the cockpit of his F-15A, launching a missile high over the Pacific Ocean. He was in a steep vertical climb, flying at just under Mach 1, and was at 36,000 feet. The missile roared toward its target, the Solwind P78-1 satellite moving at 17,500 mph, almost 300 miles above Pearson’s aircraft. As the missile disappeared from view, all Pearson could do was wait—he wouldn’t be able to see if it had hit the target. But his friend Scott in the control room would know. They worked out a code so Pearson could find out when he radioed Scott after the launch."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/first-space-ace-180968349/
"On September 13, 1985, at 12:42 p.m., Major Wilbert “Doug” Pearson pushed the “pickle button” in the cockpit of his F-15A, launching a missile high over the Pacific Ocean. He was in a steep vertical climb, flying at just under Mach 1, and was at 36,000 feet. The missile roared toward its target, the Solwind P78-1 satellite moving at 17,500 mph, almost 300 miles above Pearson’s aircraft. As the missile disappeared from view, all Pearson could do was wait—he wouldn’t be able to see if it had hit the target. But his friend Scott in the control room would know. They worked out a code so Pearson could find out when he radioed Scott after the launch."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/first-space-ace-180968349/
Accidents with Nukes has brought us closer to death than any intentional war acts.
FUNFACT: In the 1970s/80s, when the risks of EMP came to light, the American military had been bagging on the 'ancient' electronics in the current-gen MIG fighters. Until they realized those older electronics were MUCH more immune to an EMP pulse, and nearly every American plane used micro-electronics/microcircuits that would all be fried by the same EMP pulses.
No idea if our current fighter infrastructure is now 'hardened' from the same threat or not. Because there was a treaty to ban nukes in space, they very well may still be vulnerable....
While the US has been wasting billions "rebranding" our USAF into Space Force, the Russkies have been working on space nukes, w/o any "branded" Space Force.
Perhaps folks now can see what a folly that entire exercise was...
My guess is our fighters are hardened from EMP pulses but the planes we send to other countries....well, I guess it depends if they picked up the Deluxe EMP hardening kit to go with the upgraded stereo and head's up display.
So just curious, did you gas up the jeep and head for the hills?
This is how I imagine alaskan and Whiskey biding their time when the sh*t hits the fan...
We aren't "sending money"
We're "sending weapons", idiot. MOST of the money is going to US weapons manufacturers.
LOL No. I was being funny. I failed in my attempt at humor. It happens.
I did text my former XO at NSA-T. He's in the Navy and still there. I also reached out to one of our LNO's at the 16AF. No one at the Command Staff had heard about that tweet at the time.
Again, it's not like I was expecting any details...I'm read out and no longer posses the required need-to-know. I was more hoping for the good ole 👎or 👍-type confirmation. Even that is probably wishful thinking.
So that makes it better in your book? Also, you aren't counting the financial aid and humanitarian elements...(insert name call like I'm 5)
we're actually doing both, but to your point the real 'sending money' comes later. and have no doubt we'll be sending lots.
this was one of my favorite little subconversations in this thread, because I read it quite literally as I was pushing my son's 1954 USA Willys into our garage as part of getting ready to sell the house. Ain't nuthin in that vehicle that needs to be "hardened" against EMPs
OOoo, can have a thread on this please? Here's my 1951 Willys M38 (from the Korean War). It still has the original flat-head 4 with the 24-volt battery system. ...I've blown a few trailer lights in my time.
This is generally true.
Vehicles w/o any onboard computers will be fine.
99% of what Americans drive will need a new onboard control unit...
Indeed. And we're already seizing Russian assets to pay for much of it.
And should continue to do so.
My Uncle is a congressman. I'm going off grid, I'll see some of you on the other side of this. Been fun!
That is pristine (though I'm not sure how i feel about the new tires). Let me see if I can link a pic to Jr.'s vehicle. Given that we are in Arlington, and car theft happens, and this doesn't actually have an 'ignition key,' he keeps his batteries in his bedroom..OOoo, can have a thread on this please? Here's my 1951 Willys M38 (from the Korean War). It still has the original flat-head 4 with the 24-volt battery system. ...I've blown a few trailer lights in my time.
Let me see if I can post a link.
SweetOOoo, can have a thread on this please? Here's my 1951 Willys M38 (from the Korean War). It still has the original flat-head 4 with the 24-volt battery system. ...I've blown a few trailer lights in my time.
Link to a couple of pics of AardvarkJr's:
(I did not post the somewhat hilarious pic where my wife and i were out to a new years eve dinner, and she was dressed up all fancy but forgot her shawl, which he delivered to her in the jeep. It was quite incongruous and jarring as an image to see here standing next to this thing in a sparkly dress.)
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Love me some old military vehicles. Anything from WW2 to Korea is really cool.Link to a couple of pics of AardvarkJr's:
(I did not post the somewhat hilarious pic where my wife and i were out to a new years eve dinner, and she was dressed up all fancy but forgot her shawl, which he delivered to her in the jeep. It was quite incongruous and jarring as an image.)
Russian assets aren't going to come close to paying for our non-military aid. Take a look at the interesting lecture i posted into the russia thread, btw, for some of the lessons learned that they're going to try to implement.
My late brother used to drive this in my hometown military parade. We have the ginormous radio antenna for it, as well as the doors. He bequeathed it to my son in his will, and Jr. loves to play with it. When he first got it, we took it to our local "cars and coffee" and he got a lot of visitors, but the coolest thing when two guys came up with their own and invited him into their 'group'. My brother also had a Mt. Prospect Police Bluesmobile, complete with SCMODS, but he sold that one.
The real outlay is post war. How much Western investment is going to be needed to make sure we have a Japan result and not Korea result.
I'd say it's about 90% original and the 10% has been due to requirements.That is pristine (though I'm not sure how i feel about the new tires). Let me see if I can link a pic to Jr.'s vehicle. Given that we are in Arlington, and car theft happens, and this doesn't actually have an 'ignition key,' he keeps his batteries in his bedroom..
A. Not the original front bumper because it gets towed a lot and we used to use it for pulling trees out of our back 40 for firewood. (the rear is now OEM and not what is shown in the pic).
B. Tires. For when my dad had to drive it daily for work and we preferred those ATs for hunting in the Ocala National Forest.
This is the Jeep I learned to drive on when I was 10 an has been in the family for 40 years.
Believe it or not, the good old fashioned auto-trader (newspaper version). The gentlemen we bought it from got it from some military surplus place that literally got it off the return boat from Korea. He patched the bullet holes himself. So the ownership went.
- U.S. Army
- Orlando Man
- My family
Gone when we got it.
Over the last 40 years we've rebuilt the engine the transmission and my dad and I have painted every single bolt, engine, part, piece, etc. the original military olive drab. The only thing that's not is the primary body which is called desert tan.
Someone on here just figure out where the USAF X37-B is. If it’s in space then get worried and if it’s on the ground carry on.
That is pristine (though I'm not sure how i feel about the new tires). Let me see if I can link a pic to Jr.'s vehicle. Given that we are in Arlington, and car theft happens, and this doesn't actually have an 'ignition key,' he keeps his batteries in his bedroom..
Consider telling him to get a remote-controlled key-fob battery lockout switch for it (which, of course, would get blitzed by EMP, but in the meantime makes your vehicle appear DOA to anyone trying to start it).
But, if they can access under the hood, it takes 5 min to remove those and re-attach a battery cable....
If those things still have a fuse-box, instead of pulling the battery out, just take out the fuse that goes with one of the key operational features, like the starter, etc. A lot faster to pop that back in, and you could probably get some aftermarket remote switch for that which no one would even be able to identify/see.
Well, no. Either way you classify how they are spending our money, they are still spending our money.
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